this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message h & q asia pacific type private ownership industry private equity founded 1986 headquarters hong kong products investments private equity funds total assets 2.1 billion website www.hqap.com h & q asia pacific h & qap is an asian private equity firm founded in 1986 by ta lin hsu as a branch of the investment bank hambrecht & quist . it is one of the oldest and most established private equity firms in the asia pacific region . the firm has managed an aggregate of over 2.1 billion in committed capital through 19 funds since its inception in 1986 . it has offices located in silicon valley shanghai hong kong taipei tokyo seoul manila and singapore . originally founded by dr. ta lin hsu as a division of u.s. investment banking firm hambrecht & quist h & qap is currently an independent organization that conducts both later stage control investments and earlier stage venture capital investments . it focuses on growth sectors including technology technology manufacturing consumer brands and financial services . in 2006 ta lin hsu was ranked on the forbes midas list of top 25 best dealmakers in high tech and life sciences . investments edit starbucks beijing china semiconductor manufacturing international corporation smic china gonzo digimation holding company japan mtv japan japan array networks silicon valley taiwan semiconductor manufacturing corporation tsmc taiwan ksnet korea jobkorea.com korea external links edit company homepage v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization dividend recapitalization venture angel investor business incubator post money valuation pre money valuation seed money startup company venture capital financing venture debt venture round structure private equity firms and funds limited partnership limited liability company carried interest management fee publicly traded private equity business development company venture capital trust private investment in public equity pipe pledge fund investors corporations institutional investors pension funds insurance companies fund of funds endowments foundations investment banks merchant banks commercial banks high net worth individuals family offices sovereign wealth funds crowdfunding related financial terms aum cap table capital call capital commitment capital structure distribution waterfall ebitda envy ratio high yield debt ipo irr leverage liquidation preference m & a pme taxation of private equity and hedge funds undercapitalization vintage year private equity and venture capital investors private equity firms venture capital firms angel investors portfolio companies this article about a private equity or venture capital firm is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title h % 26q asia pacific & oldid 679639565 categories companies of hong kongprivate equity firms of asia pacificinvestment banking private equity groupsprivate equity firms of hong kongprivate equity firm stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from april 2013all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 5 september 2015 at 21 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view