The Carlyle Group invests in HSO Group
The shareholders of HSO Group B.V. have received an investment from The Carlyle Group.
HSO is a leading global technology and professional services company, delivering successful business transformations, using Microsoft cloud business applications, data and analytics that improve results to their customers. As a Microsoft Solution Integrator, HSO innovates, designs, implements, integrates, optimizes and manages business processes and applications based on Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. With over 800 professionals throughout Europe, North America and Asia, HSO combines innovative technology with extensive industry expertise in retail, distribution, manufacturing and services, and unique global delivery capabilities to help customers achieve and maintain competitive advantage in today’s digital and global world. HSO has been part of Microsoft’s Inner Circle since 2007, the top 1% of best performing Microsoft partners worldwide.
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: corporate private equity, real assets, global credit and investment solutions. With US$216 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2018, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which they live and invest. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,650 people in 31 offices across six continents.
Oaklins’ team in the Netherlands acted as the exclusive advisor to the shareholders of HSO Group B.V. One of our teams in the USA helped during the early stages of the transaction.


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Frederik van der Schoot
Managing Partner
Amsterdam, NetherlandsOaklins Netherlands

Bradford A. Adams
Managing Director
Boston, United StatesOaklins TM Capital

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