Former Kroll, HSBC Asia heads launch regional advisory firm
Chris Leahy, Kroll’s former head of Asia, and Nicholas Bryan-Brown, former head of investment banking for Asia Pacific at HSBC, have launched regional advisory firm Blackpeak Group, which focuses on corporate, private equity and hedge fund clients.
Leahy and Bryan-Brown are working with a wider group of investment and risk professionals.
The firm simultaneously launched offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo to advise clients on investment sourcing, risk mitigation and transaction execution on deals across Asia. These clients include global and regional private equity, hedge, alternative asset, family office and sovereign wealth funds, as well as multinational and regional corporates.
To facilitate the launch, Blackpeak closed an initial round of funding from its founders and other institutional and private investors, including Asian-based hedge fund Vulpes Investment Management. The capital will be allocated to fund strategic expansion and selected co‐investment opportunities.
"What makes us different is the combination of our corporate and investment advisory skills with sophisticated risk assessment and mitigation capabilities," Leahy said in a release. "Our team has extensive experience in all of these core areas."
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