New Office
HQ Capital Targets Singapore, Expands Asia Coverage

The new office will serve the growing base of private wealth and institutional investors in the region as well as act as a gateway for its investment activities in markets such as Australia, Greater China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia
HQ Capital, a global private equity specialist founded in 1989, has opened a new office in Singapore and appointed Michael Hu as managing director and head of Asia. Hu will also join HQ Capital’s global executive committee.
The new Singapore office will serve the growing base of private wealth and institutional investors in the region and act as a gateway for its investment activities in markets such as Australia, Greater China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia, the firm said in a statement.
HQ Capital has also submitted an application for a capital markets services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which is currently pending approval.
Hu will be responsible for leading the investment and business development activities in Asia, and enhancing the expertise and capabilities of the firm’s senior investment team, the firm added.
Prior to joining HQ Capital, Hu was a managing director at Ardian, based in Singapore, where he was a senior member of the secondaries and primaries investment team, leading investor relations and private wealth solutions. Before that, Hu was a principal at Greenhill & Co in Singapore and Hong Kong, responsible for the capital advisory business in the Asia Pacific. Hu has over 12 years of experience in private equity and 15 years of experience in finance.
“Michael has a great track record in private equity investing, on both a primary and secondary basis, as well as co-investments, and a strong network in the region. The opening of our new Singapore office also deepens our presence in Asia, a growing market with unmet investor demands,” Marc Brugger, CEO and CFO, said.