L Catterton Asia

L Catterton Asia is a private equity firm specializing in middle-market growth capital and emerging market investments. The firm seeks to invest in consumer product brands (accessories, footwear and handbags, leather goods, watches, and jewelry), lifestyle retail, selective retail and distribution (furnishing, home decoration, and fashion apparel), specialty retail, lifestyle food and beverages (wines and spirits, lifestyles, and restaurant), natural and super foods, travel and tourism, health, beauty and wellness (luxury spas, holistic care facilities, perfumes, and cosmetics), boutique hospitality, media and entertainment, and private education sectors. It primarily invests in the Asia Pacific region, China, India, Southeast Asia, North Asian markets such as Japan and Taiwan, and other Developed Asian markets such as Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. The firm seeks to invest in Middle East. The firm considers investments between $50 million and $150 million in companies valued at between $100 million to $1 billion. Although the firm prefers to take minority shareholding in portfolio companies, it is nevertheless open to take majority stake in collaboration with other investors. The firm seeks to take controlling stake in the companies. It has an investment horizon of approximately four to six years. L Catterton Asia was founded on 2009 and is based in Singapore with additional offices in Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Delhi, India; and Sydney, Australia.