Hg Reviews

4.4

95% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Nic Humphries

95% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Hg has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Hg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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78 reviews
1.0
1 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

OK reputation for tech investing in Europe.

Cons

Destroy companies they buy. Terrible owners. Do not know when to cut and when to invest. I feel bad for companies they buy and the people they fire without thought and have never seen such poor management of a portfolio. I realise layoffs are part of the pe investing process but they just don't know what they are doing and people are hurt as a result.

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Hg Response
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At Hg we have built our business by building businesses. This is our mission, and we have spent more than two decades growing more than one hundred technology companies, many of which have scaled to be 10x the size as when we first became a shareholder…and continuing to grow. We achieve this through a deep bond with our investee companies, where we provide considerable operational support for their development and bring a deep focus on responsibility, with recognition of our efforts towards wider business issues such as D&I and ESG – at Hg and also across our portfolio. Put simply, it is impossible to achieve this through a cost cutting strategy. This is not what we’re about and Hg sees consistent employee growth each year, most notably 17% growth in portfolio employees in the last 12 months, following a volatile period due to COVID-19. We have numerous examples of this contributions and these are readily available on our website or other social media feeds, so please explore hgcapital.com to see for yourselves.
5.0
9 Aug 2021

Unique platform

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Strong culture - transparency, honesty, openness, with a resolute focus on achieving the best outcomes for clients. Best defined not just in pure financial terms, but also in "doing the right thing" - ESGD is not just an appendix. Very successful, growing business, which provides a lot of new opportunities. Entrepreneurial - if you can see opportunities to improve client outcomes or the business, there is room to do this.

Cons

Very strong work ethic can mean long hours and high workloads. Not for those looking for an easy life.

4.0
15 Feb 2020

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun, friendly, collaborative Great assistants team and in general young and easy going colleagues

Cons

Not many growth opportunities outside of the assistant role

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