H&Q Asia Pacific
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H&Q Asia Pacific is an Asian private equity firm founded in 1986 by Ta-lin Hsu
as a branch of the investment bank Hambrecht & Quist
. It is one of the oldest and most established private equity
firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The firm has managed an aggregate of over $2.1 billion in committed capital through 19 funds since its inception in 1986. It has offices located in Silicon Valley
, Shanghai
, Hong Kong
, Taipei
, Tokyo
, Seoul
, Manila
, and Singapore
.
Originally founded by Dr. Ta-lin Hsu as a division of U.S. investment banking firm Hambrecht & Quist
, H&QAP is currently an independent organization that conducts both later-stage control investments and earlier-stage venture capital investments. It focuses on growth sectors including technology, technology manufacturing, consumer brands and financial services.
In 2006, Ta-lin Hsu was ranked on the Forbes
Midas List of Top 25 best dealmakers in high-tech and life sciences.
Ta-lin Hsu
Dr. Ta-lin Hsu is Chairman and Founder of H&Q Asia Pacific, an Asian private equity firm. Hsu joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q Asia Pacific in 1987 before its independent incorporation in 1990....
as a branch of the investment bank Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist was an investment bank based in San Francisco, California noted for its focus on the technology and internet sectors. H&Q was founded by William Hambrecht and George Quist in California, 1968....
. It is one of the oldest and most established private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The firm has managed an aggregate of over $2.1 billion in committed capital through 19 funds since its inception in 1986. It has offices located in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Originally founded by Dr. Ta-lin Hsu as a division of U.S. investment banking firm Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist was an investment bank based in San Francisco, California noted for its focus on the technology and internet sectors. H&Q was founded by William Hambrecht and George Quist in California, 1968....
, H&QAP is currently an independent organization that conducts both later-stage control investments and earlier-stage venture capital investments. It focuses on growth sectors including technology, technology manufacturing, consumer brands and financial services.
In 2006, Ta-lin Hsu was ranked on the Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
Midas List of Top 25 best dealmakers in high-tech and life sciences.
H&Q's portfolio companies
- StarbucksStarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
Beijing - China - Semiconductor Manufacturing International CorporationSemiconductor Manufacturing International CorporationSemiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, is a semiconductor foundry in mainland China, providing integrated circuit manufacturing services at 350 nm to 45nm technologies...
(SMIC) - China - Gonzo Digimation Holding Company - Japan
- MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Japan - Japan - Array NetworksArray NetworksFounded in 2000, and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Array Networks is a global technology company that addresses problems related to securely delivering enterprise applications to end users....
- Silicon Valley - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) - Taiwan
- KSNET - Korea