{"id":28738,"date":"2025-04-03T18:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smart-trade.net\/?p=28738"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:41:07","slug":"smarttrade-announces-strategic-investment-from-ta-alongside-ceo-and-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smart-trade.net\/2025\/04\/03\/smarttrade-announces-strategic-investment-from-ta-alongside-ceo-and-management\/","title":{"rendered":"smartTrade Announces Strategic Investment from TA alongside CEO and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, 3<\/strong><strong><sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong><strong> April.<\/strong> smartTrade Technologies (\u201csmartTrade\u201d), a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms, today announced the entering into of an agreement in relation to a strategic investment from TA Associates (\u201cTA\u201d), a leading global private equity firm. David Vincent, CEO and Co-Founder of smartTrade, and the broader management team, would invest alongside TA at closing, reinforcing their shared commitment to the company\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with subsidiaries in London, Paris, Geneva, New York, Toronto, Tokyo and Singapore, smartTrade empowers customers to grow their electronic trading and payments business through secure, cost-efficient and technologically advanced end-to-end SaaS solutions. TA\u2019s investment would support continued product innovation, geographic expansion and scalable growth, with a particular emphasis on AI-driven solutions and deployment flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion of the transaction, Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses, would fully exit its majority investment in smartTrade. The transaction will be subject to customary workers\u2019 council consultation process under applicable laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Vincent, CEO &amp; Co-Founder of smartTrade, said:<\/strong> \u201cOur customers have always been our North Star and this partnership with TA will enhance our ability to serve them with innovative trading and payments solutions. My decision to invest alongside the management team and TA underscores our shared belief in smartTrade\u2019s trajectory. We&#8217;re grateful to Hg for their strategic support over the past five years. During that time, we doubled our revenue, executed our first acquisition which strengthened our presence in North America, and laid the foundation for scalable growth. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the next wave of client-centric innovation, including accelerated AI adoption and greater flexibility in hosting and execution, to meet our customers\u2019 evolving needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201csmartTrade has firmly established itself at the forefront of electronic trading and payments technology. We believe the company\u2019s market-leading solutions, culture of innovation and unwavering commitment to client success have positioned it well for continued growth,\u201d <strong>said Max Cancre, Managing Director at TA<\/strong>. \u201cWe look forward to partnering with David and the whole smartTrade team as they continue to scale globally and drive further advancements for the capital markets industry,\u201d <strong>added Morgan Seigler, Managing Director at TA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sebastien Briens, Partner at Hg, said: <\/strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve worked in close partnership with smartTrade since 2020, helping to strengthen its position as the best-in-class modern trading and payments technology vendor. We thank David Vincent and his team for their impressive execution and continued focus on innovation, and we wish them well in their next phase of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terms of the transaction are not disclosed. smartTrade was advised by Arma Partners. Houlihan Lokey and Deutsche Bank were advisers to TA Associates.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>TA: <\/strong>Maggie Benoit, <a href=\"mailto:mbenoit@ta.com\">mbenoit@ta.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hg:\u00a0<\/strong>Tom Eckersley, <a href=\"mailto:tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com\">tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com<\/a> and Sam Ferris, <a href=\"mailto:sam.ferris@hgcapital.com\">sam.ferris@hgcapital.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About TA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies. Since 1968, TA has invested in more than 560 companies across its five target industries \u2013 technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and businesses services. Leveraging its deep industry expertise and strategic resources, TA collaborates with management teams worldwide to help high-quality companies deliver lasting value. The firm has raised $65 billion in capital to date and has more than 150 investment professionals across offices in Boston, Menlo Park, Austin, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong. More information about TA can be found at\u202fwww.ta.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Hg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hg supports the building of sector-leading enterprises that supply businesses with critical software applications or workflow services, delivering a more automated workplace for their customers. This industry is characterised by digitization trends that are in early stages of adoption and are set to transform the workplace for professionals over decades to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hg\u2019s support combines deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources, together providing compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale their business \u2013 businesses that are well invested, enduring and serve their customers well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a vast European network and strong presence across North America, Hg\u2019s 400 employees and around $75 billion in funds under management support a portfolio of around 50 businesses, worth over $160 billion aggregate enterprise value, with around 115,000 employees, consistently growing revenues at more than 20% annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, 3rd April. smartTrade Technologies (\u201csmartTrade\u201d), a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms, today announced the entering into of an agreement in relation to a strategic investment from TA Associates (\u201cTA\u201d), a leading global private equity firm. 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