Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) is a prominent private equity firm based in Hong Kong, established in 1997, with a focus on the Asia Pacific region. The firm specializes in growth capital, middle market investments, buyouts, and restructuring, targeting sectors such as mining, automotive, healthcare, IT services, and real estate. BPEA primarily invests in companies with enterprise values between $300 million and $1.5 billion, with significant capital allocation towards businesses in China, India, and Southeast Asia, as well as mature markets like Japan and Australia. The firm manages over $20 billion in committed capital and operates through a network of offices across Asia, including China, India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore. With a diverse portfolio of approximately 43 companies employing over 224,000 people and generating combined sales of around $39 billion, BPEA also oversees dedicated funds for private real estate and credit investments. The firm employs a strategy that often involves taking controlling or significant minority stakes in its portfolio companies, facilitating their growth and expansion.
Suite 2510, China World Tower 3 No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004, China / Suite 3801, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street , Central, Hong Kong
Tom Addison
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations
Sandeep Adukia
Managing Director
Kenneth Albolote
Managing Director
Dar Chen
Managing Director
Kenneth Cheong
Managing Director
Patrick Cordes
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Guy Cui
Managing Director
Mark Fogle
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate
Jack Hennessy
Managing Director
Clara Ho
Managing Director of Partnerships and Corporate Development
Kanchan Jain
Managing Director
Yan Jiao
Managing Director
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Managing Director, Chairman of Portfolio Management Committee and Co-Head of The Education Investmen
Kosmas Kalliarekos
MD
Han Chul Kim
Managing Director
Malcolm Lai
Managing Director
Charles Lam
Managing Director
Alex Lee
MD
Nicholas Macksey
MD
Jimmy Mahtani
MD
Tadashi Maruoka
Managing Director
Shane Predeek
Managing Director
Jean Salata
Chief Executive, Chairman of the Investment Committee and Founding Partner
CBX Software helps retailers and brands to increase profit by simplifying their global sourcing operation, compressing supply chain cycle time and improving team collaboration, all through our cloud based Total Sourcing Management Platform (TSM). CBX Critical Path Management (CPM) eliminates the gaps in the merchandise concept to delivery process and provides our clients with end-to-end visibility on the status of all supply chain activities. CBX Cloud offers one intelligent collaboration solution for an enterprise to plan, spec, source, assure quality, order, make, inspect, ship and pay. Over 20,000 users in more than 30 countries collaborate on CBX Cloud including: Target, Safeway, Kmart, ICA and others.
Founded in 1993 with a single shop in London’s Holland Park, Cath Kidston is today a fast-growing global lifestyle brand with stores in China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK. In July 2014, Cath Kidston opened its 100th overseas store in Seoul, South Korea, bringing the total number of stores to 166. Known as the “home of modern vintage”, the brand offers a range of products from accessories and womenswear to childrenswear and home furnishings. In the year ended 30 March 2014 Group sales increased 10% to £116 million with EBITDA rising 19% to £25 million. International retail sales increased 37% to £46 million.