Hanover Investors
Hanover Investors is a London-based special-situations and active-equity investment firm founded in 2002 by Matthew Peacock. Through its Hanover Active Equity Fund series it takes concentrated, hands-on control positions, investing more than 25 million pounds of equity per deal in listed and private small- and mid-cap companies across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, frequently via take-privates. The firm is authorised by the FCA and applies deep research and active ownership to drive operational and strategic change.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 22 portfolio companies (9 active · 13 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
22 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Hanover Investors has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Hanover Active EquityEvergreen2002 · 24yr€425M9 active · 13 realized
Unrealized
9 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software |  UK | 2019 | |
| Business Services |  US | 2020 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2021 | |
| Software |  Ireland | 2018 | |
| Software | UK | 2017 | |
| Industrials | UK | 2025 | |
| Consumer |  Norway | 2023 | |
| Energy | UK | 2024 | |
| Software |  Sweden | 2021 |
UK· Entry 2019US· Entry 2020UK· Entry 2021Ireland· Entry 2018UK· Entry 2017UK· Entry 2025Norway· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2024Sweden· Entry 2021Realized
13 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | UK | 2003 | 2004 | – | – | – | |
| Industrials | UK | 2004 | 2004 | – | – | – | |
| Consumer | UK | 2008 | 2010 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2005 | 2006 | – | – | – | |
| Industrials | UK | 2021 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Financials | UK | 2010 | 2013 | – | – | – | |
| Industrials | UK | 2016 | 2018 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2011 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2006 | 2007 | – | – | – | |
| Financials | UK | 2009 | 2011 | – | – | – | |
| TMT | UK | 2006 | 2009 | – | – | – | |
| Business Services | UK | 2004 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2003 | 2003 | – | – | – |
UK· Entry 2003UK· Entry 2004UK· Entry 2005UK· Entry 2010UK· Entry 2006UK· Entry 2009UK· Entry 2006UK· Entry 2003Saved GPs appear in your watchlist, one click from your workspace.
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