Barings Supports Abry’s Investment in Burgess Hodgson
Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, announced its role as sole lender of senior secured credit facilities to support Abry Partners (“Abry”) on their recent investment in Burgess Hodgson (“BH” or the “Company”). This marks the continuation of a long-standing transatlantic partnership between Barings and Abry across North America and Europe.
Established in 1938 and headquartered in Canterbury, BH is a leading provider of accounting and business advisory services to more than 5,000 SME clients and their owner-managers. The Company’s team of over 200 professionals provides a comprehensive suite of services, including audit, tax, accounts advisory, outsourced finance, payroll and corporate advisory solutions.
About Barings
Barings is a $442+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.
*As of March 31, 2025
About Abry Partners
Abry Partners is one of the most experienced and successful sector-focused private equity investment firms in North America. Since its founding in 1989, the firm has completed over $90 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity or preferred equity placements. Currently, the firm manages $17 billion of assets across several fund strategies.
