H&Q Asia Pacific
Korea laundry start-up gets $36m Series C
H&Q Korea has led a KRW 49bn Series C round for Korean laundry app provider Laundrygo with support from SoftBank Ventures and Altos Ventures.
AVCJ Awards 2018: AVCJ Special Achievement: Daniel Carroll
Having been one of the early movers in Asian private equity with H&Q Asia Pacific, Dan Carroll played a key role in the development of TPG Capital’s business in the region
China's EOC Pharma closes $32m Series B
EOC Pharma, a China-based cancer treatment specialist, has closed a $32 million Series B funding round led by Taikang Industry Development Fund.
H&Q joins $35m round for US-based One Inc
One Inc, a US-based maker of software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the insurance industry, has raised a $35 million funding round with participation by H&Q Asia Pacific.
Legend leads $18m round for Chinese beauty clinic chain
Legend Capital has led a $18 million funding round for PhiSkin, a China-based chain of beauty clinics backed by H&Q Asia Pacific.
Strategics help One Inc hit the accelerator
Insurance giants Axa and Mass Mutual are backing H&Q Asia Pacific portfolio company One Inc to ride the wave of modernization - and technology adoption - expected in China's insurance industry
H&Q brings insurers into $20m round for US-based One Inc
H&Q Asia Pacific has participated in a $20 million round of funding for its US-based portfolio company One Inc, a maker of software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the insurance industry.
CDIB leads round for Taiwan image-recognition start-up
Viscovery, a Taiwanese cloud-based image-recognition technology start-up, has raised $10 million in an extended Series A round led by China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB), a subsidiary of China Development Financial Holding.
Deal focus: H&Q backs flexible EV player
Efficient Drivetrains produces powertrain systems suitable for electric vehicles and hybrids, leveraging automakers desire to meet emissions requirements without building costly in-house operations. H&A Asia Pacific is financing a wider geographic roll-out
H&Q backs US, China-based EV player
H&Q Asia Pacific has led a $7.8 million investment in Efficient Drivetrains (EDI), a US and China-based developer of electric vehicle (EV) systems and technologies.
H&Q leads $30m round for Chinese car rental site Huizuche
H&Q Asia Pacific has led a RMB200 million ($30 million) Series B round of funding for Huizuche.com, a Chinese car rental platform for outbound tourists.
AVCJ Awards 2015: AVCJ Special Achievement: Ta-Lin Hsu
As founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific, Ta-Lin Hsu has played a key role in the development of private equity in Asia. He continues to look for ways to spread innovation
Deal focus: H&Q’s reinvigoration factor
H&Q Asia Pacific's Silicon Valley-based innovation hub is intended to help established Asian companies find new avenues of growth in an increasingly challenging commercial landscape
H&Q Korea to take full ownership of JobKorea in $85m deal
H&Q Korea plans to acquire the 50.1% of JobKorea - the South Korean operation of Monster Worldwide - that it doesn't already own for approximately $85 million.
H&Q Asia Pacific to develop Silicon Valley technology hub
H&Q Asia Pacific will invest $100 million to acquire land and develop a technology hub in Silicon Valley.
H&Q leads $16.7m round for cloud insurance software firm
H&Q Asia Pacific has led a $16.7 million Series A round for US cloud insurance software provider One Inc.; Camp One Ventures and AGI Partners also took part in the round.
H&Q invests $90m Monster-owned JobKorea
H&Q Korea has agreed to buy a 49.9% interest in JobKorea, the South Korean operation of Monster Worldwide, for an aggregate purchase price of $90 million. Monster will retain management control of the business, with H&Q supporting regional expansion efforts.
AVCJ at 25: Ta-Lin Hsu of H&Q Asia Pacific
Ta-Lin Hsu, founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific, brought venture capital to Taiwan as part of efforts to develop the tech sector. It was a launching pad for private equity across the region
H&Q to launch first renminbi fund
H&Q Asia Pacific is looking to tap Chinese institutions and individuals as LPs for its first renminbi-denominated fund.
Samsung’s MRO sale flatters to deceive
Online shopping mall Interpark’s purchase of iMarketKorea from Samsung Group last week might be described as the deal that failed to live up to first impressions.
Interpark-led consortium buys iMarketKorea for $378m
A consortium led by Interpark, the Korean online shopping mall operator, has agreed to purchase Samsung Group’s procurement arm iMarketKorea in a deal worth more than KRW422 billion ($378.4 million). Private equity firm H&Q and the Korea Venture Business...
HNA Group, H&Q to launch PE funds
A division of PRC airline firm HNA Group, Shanghai Grand China Investment Management Company Limited, has linked with PE firm H&Q Asia Pacific to co-manage RMB5 billion ($762.7 million) in private equity vehicles, targeting logistics and consumer-related...
H&Q Korea completes divestment of NPS-sponsored Fund I
H&Q Korea has completed the full divestment of its first domestic Korean fund, the H&Q NPS Private Equity Fund I (PEF I), which closed in October 2005 at KRW300 billion ($293 million), with the sale of its last portfolio company, KSNET, a leading payments...
H&QAP claims 11x return on Fabrinet after IPO
Long-established regional private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific (H&QAP) has claimed an 11x return on its 1999 investment in Thailand-headquartered optical and electronic components foundry company Fabrinet, after the latter's IPO on the NYSE earlier in...