Private Equity Fund
Edge of our Private Equity Team
Our private equity team has more than 30 years of combined investment experience in Asia with strong track record of long-term value creation. The core team members have all worked together in a reputable European private equity fund and have achieved outstanding investment performance.
Our private equity team employs a focused strategy on the mid-market and growth investment segments to drive value creation together with the entrepreneurs. Our private equity team strives to achieve strong investment track record across thematic sectors, including healthcare, technology and business service sectors.
Our team is well positioned to deploy capital under a well defined investment strategies with core strengths across the entire lifecycle of an investment, and systematically create remarkable long-term returns.
Vision
The emerging Pan-Asia private capital investment manager that generates consistently superior return under a proven, systematic and rigorous approach.
Thematic Investing
We have identified 3 highly thematic sectors and where we are actively pursuing attractive investment
opportunities with strong return potential.
Healthcare
One of the most resilient and active sectors driven by constant innovation and solid demand from an aging population with high quality deals ranging from venture capital to mid-market stage.
Technology
Vertical leaders with proven technology and business model, well-established customer base, continuous R&D capabilities, sticky revenue, profitable growth path and multiple exit routes.
Business Service
Highly recurring businesses under an experienced founding management team that have unique customer value proposition, robust financial profile and significant value creation potential including buy-and-build.
Investment Strategies
Our team is well positioned to deploy capital under a well-defined investment strategies with core strengths across the entire lifecycle of an investment, and systematically create remarkable long-term returns.
Target Stage
• Primarily focus on control and co-control lower mid-market businesses that are growing and profitable.
• Flexibility for growth and VC investments in potential industry disruptors.
Geography
Clear focus on businesses with strong international angle that can balance risk-reward:
• China plus international businesses
• SEA companies with a strong Greater China connection.
Sectors
Thematic companies with secular drivers and growing industry profit pools, specifically in:
• Healthcare
• Technologies
• Business services
Deal Structuring
• Target primary, proprietary transactions at attractive entry valuation.
• Secure key governance rights and implement proactive portfolio management Comprehensive playbook in value creation.
Private Equity Team
Martin Mok
Senior Managing Director
Mr. Mok has over 27 years of experience in investment management and management consulting, among which 24 years was in private equity fund management. Mr. Mok has successively worked at various internationally renowned financial institutions, private equity funds, investment bank and management consulting firm including CVC Capital Partners, EQT Partners, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company. He held various senior management positions including department head and partner who was responsible for leading investment projects and making investment decisions.
From 2006 to 2020, Mr. Mok served as a partner and head of Asia Mid Market at EQT Partners. He was responsible for 12 private equity investment projects out of 25 control and co-control deals under EQT Asia at that time. Mr. Mok achieved excellent investment performance across thematic sectors. Prior to his time with EQT, Mr. Mok served as the senior vice president of Investor Asia Limited, the predecessor of EQT Partners, from 2001 to 2006, and was promoted to partner and senior partner in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Mok served as a senior managing director at CVC Capital Partners, where he was responsible for sourcing and executing control or co-control private equity transactions in China, or regional Asian companies which generate revenue across multiple jurisdictions.
Mr. Mok holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (with honors) in Economics from the University of Cambridge. In the 1990s, Mr. Mok achieved a perfect 10A in his Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and later received a merit-based UK/HK scholarship for full tuition and expenses from the University of Cambridge in the UK. Mr. Mok started his early career in investment management and management consulting from 1997 to 2001, and worked as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, and as an investment associate at Goldman Sachs.
Brian Tong
Managing Director
Mr. Tong has 9 years of experience in private equity and investment banking. He worked as a Vice President in EQT Partners and investment banking analyst in UBS.
Mr. Tong holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts(with honors) in Economics from University of Cambridge, Master of Science in Finance and Economics from LSE and Master of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Tian Tan
Managing Director
Mr. Tan has 9 years of experience in private equity and investment banking. He worked as a Vice President in EQT Partners, investment banking Associate and Analyst in Credit Suisse and principal investment Analyst in Macquarie.
Mr. Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from New York University.