Montagu Private Equity

Montagu is a mid-market private equity firm. Montagu operates in the mid-market, with a specialism in carve-out transactions and other first-time buyout investments. Montagu partners with companies with enterprise values between €200 million and €1 billion and has €10bn assets under management.

Montagu
TypePrivate
IndustryPrivate Equity
Founded1968
HeadquartersLondon, England
Frankfurt
Paris
Warsaw
Luxembourg
ProductsLeveraged buyout, Management buyout
Total assets€8 billion
Websitewww.montagu.com

Headquartered in London, Montagu also has offices in Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Luxembourg.

History

The firm was founded in 1968 as a division of Midland Bank after Midland's acquisition of Montagu Trust, owner of Samuel Montagu & Co..[1] The business was renamed HSBC Private Equity after HSBC acquired Midland Bank in 1992 and the Montagu name was revived when Montagu's management team acquired 80.1% of Montagu shares from HSBC in 2003.[2][3] In 2013, the team purchased the remaining 19.9% from HSBC.[4]

Investments

The primary investment focus of Montagu is on management buyouts of performing businesses with enterprise values typically ranging from €200 million to €1 billion.

References
  1. "From Bradford dog track to Hong Kong pensions". Financial Times. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Keers, Helena (19 March 2003). "HSBC buyout team revives Montagu name". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. Porter, Kiel (2012-04-12). "Can a name change boost the bottom line?". Financial News. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  4. "HSBC Bank To Sell 19.9% Stake In Montagu Private Equity To MLLP Holdings". RTT News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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