LucaNet AG, a leading Germany-headquartered financial consolidation and planning software business, has announced that it has agreed a strategic investment from Hg, a leading global software and services investor. This marks a key milestone in the company’s growth and ambition to become a global leader in Corporate Performance Management software..
Hg will invest a majority stake in the business alongside the current majority shareholders – Rolf-Jürgen Moll, Oliver Schmitz, and Dominik Duchon – who will maintain a substantial minority share and are eager to support the company in its next phase of growth.
Founded in 1999, LucaNet began with a vision to create a one-stop-shop software solution, bringing together financial control, planning and consolidation.
“LucaNet is a very high-quality business, with over 20 years of stellar growth behind it. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner and work alongside them. Our experience in the sector and with the product means we can see multiple opportunities for further transformational growth,” said Benedikt Joeris, partner at Hg.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and closing is subject to customary regulatory approval.
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