H&Q Korea

#1 Blackstone

Blackstone is a global alternative asset manager investing across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, multi-asset, secondaries, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, life sciences, growth and energy transition strategies.

#2 KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. The firm is a recognised global leader in private equity, with a long history of successful investments dating back to its founding in 1976. Although originally specialising in leveraged buy-out (control) transactions, KKR today participates in almost every asset class.

#3 The Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity and alternative asset manager headquartered in Washington DC, USA. Carlyle was founded in 1987 and has grown to become one of the largest, most well known and most respected private equity managers globally. Carlyle operates across four principal strategies: Corporate Private Equity ($75bn AUM), Real Estate and Infrastructure ($44bn AUM), Global Credit ($34bn) and Fund of Funds / Investment Solutions ($34bn AUM). Carlyle was founded in 1987, originally as an investment banking boutique, by five founders: William Conway, Stephen Norris, David Rubenstein, Daniel D'Aniello and Greg Rosenbaum. Carlyle went public through a NASDAQ listing in May 2012.

#4 GIC

GIC is a sovereign wealth fund of Singapore. GIC manages most of the Singapore Government's assets, with a mandate to invest for the long term across all asset classes in order to generate sustainable returns. GIC invests both directly and through other fund managers, and invests globally. Our portfolio is spread across six core asset classes: developed market equities, emerging market equities, bonds and cash, real estate and private equity.

#5 EQT

EQT Partners is a global alternative investment firm with strategies across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and public value.

#6 Oaktree Capital

Oaktree Capital is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. Oaktree has its original roots in high yielding and distressed credit/debt, although today invests across the spectrum from equity to debt. There are four primary strategies: credit, private equity, real assets, and listed equities. Credit comprises approximately 70% of the portfolio, with private equity and real assets comprising most of the remainder. Oaktree has a strong culture and investment philosophy focused on risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialisation, bottom-up analysis and disavowal of market timing.

#7 IFM Investors

IFM Investors is one of Australia's leading investors, with a strong track record of investment across four key asset classes: debt investments, listed equities, infrastructure and private equity. With respect to private equity, IFM looks for minority or majority investments in Australian and New Zealand mid-market ($50m to $300m valuation) growth companies. IFM is sector agnostic, however particularly likes healthcare, consumer brands, technology and business services. IFM Investors is owned by 27 Australian superannuation funds.

#8 PAG

PAG is a Hong Kong-headquartered alternative/private asset manager focused on APAC, investing for institutional investors across three core strategies: Credit & Markets, Private Equity and Real Assets.

#9 Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a private-markets investment manager with primary and secondary fund investing, buyout and growth-equity co-investments, private credit, and direct venture growth.

#10 Bain Capital

Bain Capital is a private investment manager with private equity, growth and venture, credit, and real-assets businesses.

#11 TPG

TPG Capital is a global multi-strategy asset manager headquartered in California that invests in private equity, credit, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. TPG begun as a private equity investor before expanding into other strategies, and that remains the largest part of the business with more than $60bn under management, representing about 60% of total capital. TPG Sixth Street Partners (the Credit and Special Situations fund) manages $30bn of investments. TPG Real Estate manages $11bn in equity and debt investments. TPG Public Equity Partners manages $2bn of assets. hello ;) TPG was founded as the Texas Pacific Group in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price.

#12 Actis

Actis is a leading private equity investor in high growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. We invest in private equity buyouts and grwoth capital, energy, infrastructure and real estate. We have >120 investment professionals across 16 global offices. In every market we invest in, we nurture close local relationships, providing us with excellent competitive intelligence and access to opportunities. We match this local insight with a global sector approach, which helps us deliver great results. A particular strength lies in helping families and founders of local businesses to institutionalise. We take successful local brands and help them to grow; to attract the best talent; to compete with multinational corporations and to prepare for IPOs. Consequently many business founders seek to work with Actis, resulting in unique proprietary deal flow.

#13 Affinity Equity Partners

Affinity Equity Partners is a leading Asia-Pacific private equity firm focused on buyout and control-oriented investments.

#14 Clearwater Capital Partners

Clearwater Capital Partners is a credit investor focused on direct lending, secondary credit, and special situations opportunities across Asia.

#15 Anchor Equity Partners

Anchor Equity Partners is a private equity manager. Anchor Equity Partners invests in Korea and North Asia, focusing on control and joint-control investments with potential for industry consolidation. Its team supports operational improvements and bolt-on acquisitions and also considers structured investments.

#16 CBC Group

CBC Group is a private equity manager. CBC Group is a Singapore-headquartered healthcare investment manager. Its strategies include buyouts, growth equity, healthcare credit and healthcare real assets, with offices in Asia and the United States.

#21 IMM Investment

IMM Investment is a multi-asset alternative investment firm focused on venture capital, growth equity and infrastructure, with fund-of-funds and real estate strategies. Its venture funds are tailored for companies from early-stage and pre-IPO to secondary investments.

#23 KLN Partners

KLN Partners is a Seoul private equity manager that makes buyouts and minority investments. Its portfolio includes consumer, industrial and technology businesses.

#25 MBK Partners

MBK Partners is a private equity manager. MBK Partners makes control investments in Korea, Japan and China through buyouts, corporate divestitures and take-privates. Its special situations business invests in secured lending, distressed credit and structured minority equity.

#27 Premier Partners

Premier Partners invests through private equity, venture capital and bio and healthcare divisions. Its PE division backs established businesses, and the firm supports companies across operations including production, sales and R&D.

#28 SG Private Equity

SG Private Equity is an employee-owned private equity manager in Seoul. Its Korean fund strategies include corporate financial stabilisation, alongside funds investing in domestic operating businesses.

#29 SJL Partners

SJL Partners is a Seoul-based private equity manager focused on cross-border investment from Korea and the Asia-Pacific region. It partners with Asian strategic investors to acquire or invest in companies overseas and supports them with operational and governance expertise.

#30 STIC Investments

STIC Investments is a Korean private equity manager investing in businesses across Asia. It began as a venture capital firm in 1999 and spun off STIC Ventures in 2018.

#31 Stonebridge Capital

Stonebridge Capital is a Korean private equity manager that invests across several industries. It seeks companies with strong market positions in sectors it expects to grow over the long term and structures investments to suit each business.

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