Wattle Hill Capital
Private Equity Est. 2014
USD 200M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Private Equity
- HQ
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Founded
- 2014
- Focus
- Consumer Products
About
Wattle Hill RHC Fund is a specialist investment manager focused on private equity in the Australia and New Zealand region, delivering customised value-creating investment solutions for its global clients.
Headquartered in Sydney, with offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, Wattle Hill RHC is a private equity fund focused on investments in quality Australian businesses that offer products and services in demand by Chinese consumers. Wattle Hill RHC identifies leading enterprises that will benefit from China's economic growth and development then helps them prepare for and navigate Chinese market entry and expansion. Wattle Hill RHC is one of the only investment firms with a defined concurrent focus on the Chinese and Australian markets.
Wattle Hill RHC established its Australian fund in March 2016 with two of the largest insurance groups from China and Europe, as well as family-office investors from China's leading private e-commerce and FMCG companies. Wattle Hill RHC's Investment Committee includes one of Australia's most respected investors, Ashok Jacob of Ellerston Capital, and Sean Huang of Riverhead Capital, the private equity arm of Sunshine Insurance Group, one of China's largest privately-owned insurance groups with over 35 million direct policy holders.
Investment Focus
Focus Areas
Stages
Growth PE/Buyout
Domains
Consumer
Focus
Consumer Products
Specialist
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Australia China
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Oceania Asia
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Office Presence
2 countries
Australia China
2 known offices
Sydney, NSW, Australia (HQ)
Hong Kong, China
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