Federated Hermes Private Equity
Sixth Floor, 150 Cheapside, London, England, EC2V 6ET, United Kingdom
Overview
Hermes is a multi-boutique asset manager, independent of any broader financial services organisation. With there past and future aims firmly based around a long term and responsible approach, they have developed a business model which combines both specialist investment teams and products with a robust operating platform from which to run them. There pension fund management service, BT Pension Scheme Management ("BTPSM") runs alongside our multi-boutique structure and acts as the executive arm of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS"). Additionally, they have developed a stewardship business, the Hermes Equity Ownership Services ("HEOS").
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Financial Services
Investment portfolio
- Summize
Participated · Equity · Jan 2026
Summize is a Manchester-headquartered LegalTech scale-up offering an AI-driven contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution that plugs into widely used workplace applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams, Slack, Salesforce and HubSpot. The platform automates contract creation, review and obligation management, giving in-house legal teams and business users instant clarity while reducing manual workload. Summize serves customers including Revolut, AMC Networks, Sigma, Matillion and multiple NBA, MLB and NFL franchises. The company operates additional offices in Boston and San Diego as it pushes into the U.S. market. Over the past five years, Summize has achieved 100% year-on-year growth in annual recurring revenue, underscoring strong product-market fit. Management’s stated goal is to remove contracting bottlenecks for mid-sized companies and position legal departments as strategic partners through AI adoption.
- Xcelerate
Led · Equity · Feb 2024
Xcelerate is a Singapore-based operating and investment platform. The company announced it secured over $25 million in a recent funding round. The round was led by US-based investment manager Federated Hermes Private Equity. The article does not disclose the financing instrument, valuation, or other participating investors. No operating metrics, revenue figures, or use-of-proceeds details were provided in the coverage.
- Screendragon
Led · Equity · Feb 2024
Screendragon is a London- and Cork-based technology company offering a SaaS platform for the agency and marketing sectors to automate complex workflows, connect distributed teams, and provide visibility and agility at scale. The platform powers many brands and agencies and is intended to help teams plan, innovate, create and deliver content to market efficiently and effectively. The company raised $27M in funding and plans to use the proceeds to continue expanding the business. Screendragon was founded by John Briggs, Jan Quant and Fergus Ashe, who will continue to lead the company. Executive Chairman Clive Sirkin will assume the role of Chairman of a newly constituted board of directors. Additional board appointments tied to the round include Cillian Hilliard, Michael Elias of Kennet, and Fidel Manolopoulos of Federated Hermes; an independent board member will be named shortly.