Overview
General
The Adviser, a Singapore limited company, was formed in Singapore on April
1, 2005. The Adviser or its affiliate serves as the manager, sub-manager, advisor or
sub-advisor to various funds including:
- various private equity funds (together with their related vehicles, “Primary PE
Funds”), and co-investment vehicles that invest in certain investments made by the
Primary PE Funds (“Co-Investment Vehicles”), and together with the Primary PE
Funds, (“PE Funds”),
- a hedge fund and its feeder funds and related separate accounts (“Hedge
Funds”); and
- certain special purpose investment vehicles.
Each of the foregoing is referred as a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”. The
organizational documents of each Fund, which may include where applicable limited
partnership agreements, memoranda and articles of association, management
agreements, advisory agreements, side letters, private placement memoranda and
confidential offering memoranda, are referred to as the “Fund Documents”.
The Adviser may in the future provide advice to other funds, separate accounts
or other clients.
Principal Owners
The sole shareholder of the Adviser is CDH Investment
Management Company
Limited (“CDH China”). A majority of the equity interest of CDH China is owned by
CDH Griffin Holdings Company Limited (“Griffin”). Griffin is ultimately owned by
senior professionals of the Adviser and its affiliates.
Advisory Services
The Adviser’s sole clients are the Funds. The investment strategy of the Adviser
is described in Item 8 below and set forth more fully in the Fund Documents. The
Adviser provides management and advisory services in respect of the Funds in
accordance with the applicable Fund Documents. The Adviser’s investment advice to
the Funds is limited to the type of advice described in this Brochure.
Investment Restrictions
The investments of the Funds may be subject to diversification, geographic and
other restrictions, as set forth or incorporated by reference in the applicable Fund
Documents. Such restrictions may in certain cases be waived in accordance with the
applicable Fund Document.
Management of Client Assets
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser (including related parties such as general
partners of the PE Funds) managed $3,487,522,430of client assets on a discretionary
basis.