Hillhouse Investment

Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FounderLei Zhang
Area served
East Asia
Southeast Asia
North America
Europe
AUMIncrease US$73.3 billion (31 July 2021)[1]
Websitewww.hillhouseinvestment.com

Hillhouse Investment is a global private equity firm with an East Asian heritage.[2][3][4] Hillhouse was founded by Lei Zhang in 2005 with initial seed capital from the Yale University endowment and invests across East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe.[5] Hillhouse has Asian offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai with additional international offices in New York City and London.[6]

Hillhouse's assets under management ("AUM") were US$73.3 billion as of July 2021.[1] In October 2021, Hillhouse raised US$18 billion for its fifth flagship private equity fund, breaking the previous record set by KKR's US$15 billion pan-Asia private equity fund raised that same year.[7]

Hillhouse manages capital for institutional clients such as university endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices.[8][9] Hillhouse is a long-term fundamental research-driven equity investor, investing in all equity stages in sectors including consumer, healthcare, technology, and financials services.[10]

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  3. ^ Zhu, Kane Wu, Julie (20 August 2020). "Ex-Warburg real estate veteran to team up with Hillhouse". Reuters. Retrieved 28 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Hillhouse Capital to Bid for Thyssenkrupp Elevator Unit". Bloomberg.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ Nadeem, M. (12 January 2015). "Hillhouse Capital Management Cuts Passive Stake". Insider Monkey. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Hillhouse Capital to Combine Singapore Offices in New Location". Bloomberg L.P. 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ Wu, Kane (28 October 2021). "Hong Kong's PAG seeking to raise $9 bln with new buyout fund". Reuters.
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  9. ^ Hu, Bei (20 January 2015). "Hillhouse Capital Said to Raise $2 Billion Private Equity Fund". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ^ Witkowsky, Chris (26 March 2020). "Hillhouse runs up against coronavirus downturn with ambitious target for next fundraising". Buyouts. Retrieved 5 December 2023.