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Sale of Citation Group

20 Aug 2020 07:00

RNS Number : 6327W
HgCapital Trust PLC
20 August 2020
 

 

 

Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc ("HGT"), today announces the sale of Citation Group, a leading provider of subscription-based HR and Employment law, Health & Safety, and ISO services to SMEs, to KKR, a leading global investment firm.

 

HGT, whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange, gives private and institutional investors the opportunity to participate in all Hg's investments.

 

HGT will realise estimated cash proceeds of approximately £25.8 million on completion of this transaction. This would represent an uplift of £3.6 million (16%) or 1 pence per share over the carrying value of £22.2 million in the Net Asset Value ("NAV") of the Company at 31 March 2020.

 

Based on the 31 March 2020 reported NAV (including all transactions announced to date and the increase in equity via tap equity issues over the second quarter of 2020), following completion of this transaction the pro-forma NAV of the Trust is expected to be £970.5 million (or 237.6 pence per share). HGT's liquid resources available for future deployment (including all announced transactions) are estimated to be £153 million (16% of the pro-forma 31 March 2020 NAV).

 

Note that these figures only relate to HGT's share of Hg's overall investment in the Citation Group.

 

HgCapital Trust plc will release its interim results to 30 June 2020 on 14 September 2020.

 

Hg announces KKR investment in Citation

 

London, U.K. 20 August 2020. - Hg, a leading European investor in software and tech-enabled services businesses, today announces the sale of Citation Group ("Citation"), a leading provider of subscription-based HR and Employment law, Health & Safety, and ISO services to SMEs, to KKR, a leading global investment firm. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

 

Citation provides tech-enabled compliance and quality related subscription services to over 40,000 SMEs across the UK. Citation helps these SMEs to comply with relevant regulations and ensure certain levels of quality and standards are met, in areas such as Health & Safety, HR/Employment Law, ISO and industry specific rules and standards by providing a combination of expert advice, software tools and audits / assessments, mostly on a long-term subscription basis.

 

KKR's investment is being made through its European private equity fund, European Fund V, and through its Global Impact Fund.

 

Chris Morris, Group CEO of the Citation Group, said: "Citation has thrived together with Hg, undergoing a transformation program which has included significant investment in R&D, an ambitious M&A strategy and innovation into new areas of technology. These initiatives have helped drive continuous strong growth over the last 4 years, during which time we've more than doubled our core customer base. We look forward to working with KKR, whose scale will help us continue to develop the platform as a truly trusted partner for our SME customers."

 

Joris Van Gool, Partner at Hg, said: "Hg and Citation have shown valuable collaboration over the last four years. Together we have helped to invest and reinforce Citation's products and services, executed on eight accretive transactions creating access to new verticals and new products for Citation's customers and driven a cloud data and artificial intelligence program. We wish Chris and the team well as they partner with KKR on their next phase of growth."

 

Tim Franks, Partner and Head of UK, and Joerg Metzner, Director and Co-Head of EMEA Business and Consumer Services at KKR, said: "We are excited to invest in Citation as the company provides essential, tech-enabled services to a large universe of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, a vital component of the UK economy. Citation is already a strong player with an impressive track record of performance and is well-positioned to seize significant further growth opportunities, expanding its customer base and range of services. We look forward to working closely with Chris and his team."

 Stanislas de Joussineau, Director and Head of Global Impact in EMEA at KKR, said: "Citation's mission of helping SMEs look after the health, safety and well-being of their staff is fully aligned with our strategy for the impact fund. We are looking forward to supporting the company in further extending the environmental, social and governance (ESG) service offer to its client base."

Jefferies International Limited, Deloitte, OC&C, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Addelshaw Goddard LLP advised Citation and Hg.

 

For further details:

 

Hg

Laura Dixon +44 (0)20 8396 0930

 

Brunswick

Samantha Chiene +44 (0)207 404 5959

 

About HgCapital Trust plc

 

HgCapital Trust plc, whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: HGT.L), gives investors exposure through a liquid vehicle to a portfolio of high-growth private companies in the software and services sector. The selection of new investments and creation of value in these businesses are managed by Hg, an experienced and well-resourced private equity firm with a long-term track record of delivering superior risk-adjusted returns for its investors. For further details, please see www.hgcapitaltrust.com.

 

The contents of the Hg, HGT, Citation and KKR's websites are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

 

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