{"id":4685,"date":"2020-04-16T13:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2020-04-16T13:59:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:59:22","slug":"hoche-avocats-advised-the-shareholders-of-smarttrade-global-leader-in-multi-asset-electronic-trading-solutions-as-part-of-hgs-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/en\/hoche-avocats-advised-the-shareholders-of-smarttrade-global-leader-in-multi-asset-electronic-trading-solutions-as-part-of-hgs-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoche Avocats advised the shareholders of smartTrade, global leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, as part of Hg\u2019s investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Co-founded in 1999 in Aix-en-Provence (France) by<strong> David Vincent<\/strong>, smartTrade has developed an automated trading platform which enables fast access to a wide range of liquidity for Foreign Exchange (FX), Fixed Income, Equities, Cryptocurrencies and Derivatives. These solutions optimize liquidity aggregation, order routing, order execution, distribution, risk management and connectivity to various liquidity providers.<\/p>\n<p>The smartTrade group is located across four continents, with offices in France, Geneva, London, Milan, New York, Singapore and Tokyo. This international presence has enabled smartTrade to build a prestigious client base all over the world, including major financial institutions like the Bank of China, Citi, HSBC, Nomura, Kepler Capital Market and most recently, Mizuho Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, smartTrade has been supported by <strong>Pl\u00e9iade<\/strong>, an investment holding company owned exclusively by entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial families, joined since 2015 by <strong>Keensight Capital<\/strong>, one of the leading European Growth Buyout firms.<\/p>\n<p>In order to pursue its growth, smartTrade hosts <strong>Hg<\/strong>, the largest European investor in software and services, alongside David Vincent and the management team as well as Keensight Capital and Pl\u00e9iade. Hg\u2019s support will help continue innovation and R&amp;D and strengthening smartTrade\u2019s position as one of the most technologically advanced players in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hg<\/strong> is the largest European investor in software and services. Based in London, Munich and New York, Hg has current funds under management of approximately \u20ac12 billion, an aggregate portfolio enterprise value of c. \u20ac30 billion and serves some of the world\u2019s leading institutional and private investors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keensight Capital<\/strong>, one of the leading European Growth Buyout firms, is committed to supporting entrepreneurs as they implement their growth strategies. For 20 years, Keensight Capital\u2019s team of seasoned professionals has leveraged their knowledge of investment and growth industries to invest for the long term in profitable companies with high growth potential and revenues in the range of \u20ac15 million to \u20ac250 million. Drawing on its expertise in the IT and Healthcare sectors, Keensight identifies the best investment opportunities in Europe and works closely with management teams to develop and achieve their strategic vision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pl\u00e9iade<\/strong> is an investment holding company owned exclusively by entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial families investing significantly in the software business.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><strong>smartTrade\u2019s shareholders were advised by Hoche Avocats<\/strong> : legal transaction : Grine Lahreche (partner), Audrey Szultz (associate), Thomas Allemand (associate) and H\u00e9lo\u00efse Gravel (associate) ; tax : J\u00e9r\u00f4me Mas (partner) ; financing : Christophe Bornes (counsel).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hg was advised by White &amp; Case<\/strong> : Nathalie N\u00e8gre-Eveillard (partner), Alexandre Giacobbi (associate) and Amandine Grima (associate).<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-founded in 1999 in Aix-en-Provence (France) by David Vincent, smartTrade has developed an automated trading platform which enables fast access to a wide range of liquidity for Foreign Exchange (FX), Fixed Income, Equities, Cryptocurrencies and Derivatives. 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