HGGC

HGGC, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Key people
Rich Lawson, Steve Young, Harv Barenz, Les Brown, David Chung, Bill Conrad, Steve Leistner, Lance Taylor, and Neil White[1]
Total assets$6.8 billion[2][3][4][5]
Websitewww.hggc.com

HGGC, LLC is an American middle-market private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California, with over $7 billion of cumulative capital commitments.[6] Since its inception in 2007, HGGC has completed transactions with an aggregate transaction value of $50 billion.[6] The firm was named 2014 M&A Mid-Market Private Equity Firm of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine.[7]

HGGC is led by private equity executive Rich Lawson, who is CEO, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, Harv Barenz, Les Brown, David Chung, Bill Conrad, Steve Leistner, Lance Taylor and Neil White.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Good guy investor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Huntsman Gay Closes 1st Fund at $1.1 billion. New York Times, July 15, 2009
  3. ^ Allison Collins. "HGGC's Final Close of Second Fund Illustrates Strength of Succession Plan." Mergers & Acquisitions, March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "PKA AIP – Portfolio". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  5. ^ Limited Partner Magazine. https://lpgp.net/sites/lpgp.net/files/lp-gp-mag.pdf Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Steve Young the investor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Mary Kathleen Flynn. "HGGC Thrived in Transition to Reap PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM OF THE YEAR." Mergers & Acquisitions, March 23, 2015.