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Investment House Buys Majority Stake In TrustQuay
Tom Burroughes
5 October 2022
Software and tech investment house Hg has become a majority investor in , which used to own the majority stake in TrustQuay, has exited the position. TrustQuay serves more than 360 customers and 26,000 users in over 30 jurisdictions, through 11 offices worldwide in key jurisdictions including Australia, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Singapore, and the UK. “At Hg we focus on SaaS and technology businesses that are leading their sector towards change and a better way of working. TrustQuay is an exciting business which is applying this vision to the trust, corporate services and fund industry, having developed a quality, modern product and with ambitious future plans. To date we’ve aggregated over a decade of experience in fintech, investing over $1 billion in more than 10 fintech leaders in the last five years alone,” Richard Earnshaw, director at Hg, said. As part of the transaction, the TrustQuay management team is continuing in the business. The Hg team was advised by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The Silverfleet Capital team was advised by Eversheds Sutherland and Baird. The TrustQuay management team was advised by K&L Gates, Jamieson and BDO. Speaking about its new offerings, TrustQuay said developments will include the roll-out of TrustQuay Online, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering. TrustQuay serves more than 360 customers and 26,000 users in over 30 jurisdictions. It has 11 offices around the world, including Australia, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Singapore and the UK. Hg has funds under management of over $55 billion and is based in London, Munich and New York. It has a portfolio of over 45 software and technology businesses, worth over $100 billion aggregate enterprise value.