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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Asian private equity firm}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| logo = Affinity Equity Partners Logo.png<br />
| logo_size = <!-- 200px --><br />
| name = Affinity Equity Partners<br />
| type = [[Private Company|Private Ownership]]<br />
| industry = [[Private Equity]]<br />
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998}}<br />
| location = [[Hong Kong]]<br>[[Singapore]]<br>[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]<br>[[Beijing, China]]<br>[[Sydney, Australia]]<br />
| key_people = Founding Chairman: Tang Kok Yew<br />
| products = [[Private equity fund]]s<br />
| aum = $14 billion (2023)<br />
| homepage = {{URL |https://www.affinityequity.com/ }}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Affinity Equity Partners''' is an Asian [[private equity]] firm that focuses on [[leveraged buyout]] and [[growth capital]] transactions. Affinity operates as a Pan-Asian firm focusing on investment opportunities in [[Korea]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Greater China]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]].<br />
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The firm is independently owned and operated, with founding partners who have worked together since 1998. It has over 80 employees with headquarters in [[Singapore]] and offices in [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], [[Seoul]], [[Beijing]], and [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-finance/2025/01/09/VRECRCKUZNHBFA5TIEUW352XVY/ |title=Affinity denies BYD collaboration rumors, considers legal action against misinformation |date=January 9, 2025 |publisher=Chosun Biz }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Affinity is one of the early pioneer in Asian buyouts, having started private equity investing in 1998. The team was originally known as UBS Capital Asia Pacific and served as the Asian private equity arm of [[UBS AG]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/735066 |title=Affinity buys two SE Asian companies, including Malaysia’s Golden Fresh, for US$1.65b |date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The Edge Malaysia |work=Reuters }}</ref><br />
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UBS Capital Asia Pacific was spun out as an independent firm in 2004. By 2023, Affinity was one of the largest independent Private Equity firms in the Asia Pacific region and advised and manages approximately US$ 14 billion of funds and assets. Its Affinity Asia Pacific Fund V of US$ 6.0 billion is one of the largest in the region.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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== Major investments ==<br />
Among Affinity's investments are or have been the following:<br />
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* Beijing Leader Harvest (China)<br />
* Bojie Oriental Media (China)<br />
* [[Burger King]] (Japan, Korea)<br />
* [[Colorado Group Limited]] (Australia)<br />
* Eastern Pacific Circuits (Hong Kong) <br />
* [[The Face Shop]] (Korea)<br />
* First Engineering (Singapore)<br />
* [[Haitai Confectionery]] (Korea)<br />
* [[Hi-Mart]] (Korea)<br />
* Inter office (Japan)<br />
* IPAC Securities (Australia)<br />
* Jaya (Singapore)<br />
* Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting (Korea)<br />
* [[Kyobo Life Insurance Company]] (Korea)<br />
* [[Kakao M]] (Korea)<br />
* [http://www.loscam.com/ Loscam] (Australia)<br />
* [[Mando Corporation]] (Korea)<br />
* MedicalDirector (Australia)<br />
*MK Electron (Korea)<br />
* NS Electronics Bangkok (Thailand) <br />
* [[Oriental Brewery]] (Korea)<br />
* [[Primo Smallgoods]] (Australia)<br />
* PT Sido Muncul Tbk (SIDO) (Indonesia)<br />
* [[Pulmuone|Pulmuone Foods]] (Korea)<br />
* RT Holdings (Hong Kong)<br />
* [https://www.scottishpacific.com/ Scottish Pacific Business Finance] (Australia & New Zealand)<br />
* SDL Leasing (Singapore) <br />
* [http://www.t-e-g.com.au TEG] (Australia)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/ticketek-teg-silver-lake-acquisition/ |title=Ticketek owner TEG bought by private equity group Silver Lake |date=October 4, 2019 |publisher=The Music Network }}</ref><br />
* [[Tegel Foods]] (New Zealand)<br />
* United Test and Assembly Center (Singapore)<br />
* Velocity Frequent Flyer (Australia <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-set-to-sell-off-velocity-frequent-flyer-scheme|title=Virgin Australia set to sell off Velocity Frequent Flyer scheme?|work=Australian Business Traveller|date=11 July 2019|first=David|last=Flynn}}</ref>)<br />
* WiniaMando (Korea)<br />
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