To understand the full scale of what Hess Group International (HGI) is doing and planning to achieve, it is essential to understand the term “Private Equity”. Private equity is a type of an alternative investment, consisting of a capital not listed on the public exchange. Private equity is composed…
What is considered private equity today? The truth of it, is that only after World War II private equity investments began to emerge. These investments were triggered by the founding of the first two capital firms in 1946: American Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) and J.H…
In 1985, at a young age of 30, Rolf Hess laid the foundation to a long history of entrepreneurial success by setting up Hess Consulting Group, which now plays an important role in the Swiss Market with seventy employees, and what later became known as Hess Grant Thornton…