George Raffini

HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. (HPEA), based in Hong Kong, is the Asian private equity arm of the HSBC Group. HPEA advised their first Asian fund in 1989. The parent firm is HSBC Holdings Plc. (LSE: HSBA; NYSE: HBC), headquartered in London. The HSBC group can trace their history back to 1865 when the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation office opened. HPEA advises funds and specializes in making private equity and venture capital investments for firms in China and other parts of Asia. They manage the HSBC Private Equity Fund 3 Limited (HPEF3), the HSBC Technology Fund Limited (HTF) and the HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 2 Limited (HAV2).