Hg Capital (commonly known as Hg) operates as a leading European private equity investor and alternative asset manager that is 100% owned by its internal partners and senior management team. Following its historical spin-out from Mercury Asset Management and Merrill Lynch in 2000, the firm maintained complete independent partner ownership. Additionally, retail and institutional public investors can acquire equity exposure through HgCapital Trust plc (ticker: HGT on the London Stock Exchange), a listed investment vehicle that holds a major diversified portfolio of Hg's underlying private software companies.