Höegh Capital Partners

Höegh Capital Partners

Höegh Capital Partners was established in 1990 to manage the capital of the Høegh family, whose fortune originated with Leif Høegh's shipping operations founded in 1927. The family office is chaired by Leif O. Høegh and operates from London, Oslo, and Guernsey, acting as financial advisor to the family's investment interests and its professional partners. CEO Eric den Besten leads the advisory group, with former CEO Martine Vice Holter serving as Senior Advisor. The family's shipping legacy remains a core economic engine, visible in controlling stakes in Höegh Autoliners and Höegh Evi, the latter now a 50-50 joint venture with Igneo Infrastructure Partners. The Leif Höegh Foundation and Høegh Centre anchor the family's philanthropic activities. The firm allocates across a diverse asset-class mix including private equity, infrastructure, private credit, secondaries, and real estate. Its direct investment and co-investment activity target venture, growth, and buyout stages, with sector focuses on energy transition, mobility and logistics, climate technology, and healthcare services. Geographically, the portfolio spans Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. Holdings include the commercial property at One Hooper's Court in Knightsbridge, the HCPRE global real estate portfolio, the Höegh Eiendom mixed-use portfolio in Oslo, and agricultural estates in Zimbabwe operated through the Rift Valley Corporation joint venture with the von Pezold family. Technology investments extend to enterprise software and consumer tech. The family office also operates Höegh Capital Partners Services in Guernsey and maintains a Norwegian entity regulated by Finanstilsynet. Family partners Morten W. Høegh — who chairs Höegh Evi and Gard P&I — and Thomas Høegh — founder of Arts Alliance Ventures and chairman of Rift Valley Energy — actively shape strategy. In October 2024, the firm's portfolio company Höegh Evi secured a floating LNG import agreement that positions the holding as a critical node in European energy infrastructure, reinforcing the long-term energy-transition theme central to the portfolio. Höegh Capital Partners occupies an unusual position among European single-family offices: it is both a direct operator of legacy maritime infrastructure and a diversified institutional allocator. Unlike family offices that purely manage financial portfolios, HCP oversees flag-bearing operating companies, including the Autoliners and LNG fleets, while simultaneously vetting third-party managers for fund commitments. This hybrid operator-allocator structure — run by a multi-generational partnership from three regulated jurisdictions — gives the firm distinctive sourcing advantages in maritime and energy-infrastructure deals that pure financial investors cannot replicate.