Innovation Strategy

Focused on European growth equity, providing exposure to technology-enabled businesses by investing in locally-established, capital-efficient leaders with global aspirations.

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Key strategy features:

€300m

fundraising target

Thematic investing

focused on technology-enabled business models

Next gen GPs

blended with well-established partners

Pan-Europe

regional focus

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EU SFDR

Growth capital

providing exposure to European innovators

Why Federated Hermes Innovation Strategy?

Typical target company profile

Building portfolios of high-quality, resilient technology companies

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Strong revenue growth

30%+, oftentimes 50-80%

Mission critical SaaS

Reoccuring revenues with high margins

Capital efficient

Profitable, or clear path to profitability

Enterprise value

<€250m at entry

Thematic investing

Targeting innovative technologies and business models, focusing on non-cyclical sub-themes

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Target performance

The Innovation Strategy provides access to two separate vehicles:

Please note targets, which are net of fees, are not guaranteed.

Pan-European focus with strong deal flow

~40%

of HINF companies’ revenues are generated outside Europe1

30-40

co-investments reviewed each quarter

20+

global GP relationships leveraging 32 years of fund investment

1 HINF I revenues were generated mostly in the US, LATAM and other countries outside Europe. Sales outside the EU refers to latest available geographic revenue split as shared by GPs or portfolio companies including estimates. HINF 1 is now closed to new investors.

INNOVATION STRATEGY

A growth equity strategy focused on European innovators

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Stefan Arneth CFA

Director, Private Markets (DACH)

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