Affinity Equity Partners

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Affinity Equity Partners
Company type Private Ownership
Industry Private Equity
Headquarters Hong Kong
Singapore
Seoul, South Korea
Beijing, China
Sydney, Australia
Key people
Founding Chairman: Tang Kok Yew
Products Private equity funds
AUM $14 billion (2023)
Website www.affinityequity.com

Affinity Equity Partners is one of the largest dedicated Asian private equity firms and focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions.

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Affinity operates as a Pan-Asian firm focusing on investment opportunities in Korea, Southeast Asia, Greater China, Australia, and New Zealand.

The firm is independently owned and operated, with founding partners who have worked together since 1998. It has over 80 employees with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, and Sydney.

History

Affinity is one of the early pioneer in Asian buyouts, having started private equity investing since 1998. The team was originally known as UBS Capital Asia Pacific and served as the Asian private equity arm of UBS AG. UBS Capital Asia Pacific was spun out as an independent firm in 2004. Affinity is one of the largest independent Private Equity firms in the Asia Pacific region and currently advises and manages approximately US$ 14 billion of funds and assets. Its latest fund, Affinity Asia Pacific Fund V of US$ 6.0 billion is one of the largest in the region.[ citation needed ]

History

Among Affinity's investments are or have been the following:

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