Hillhouse Capital
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Private equity firm
Asia-focused private equity firm founded in 2005 by Lei Zhang, with over US$73b under management. Acquired Philips' Domestic Appliances business in 2021. Other notable investments include Tencent, JD.com, Belle International and LifeStyles Healthcare.
Hillhouse Capital Management Ltd | CHN | website |
Company Assessment
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In 2017, a child abuse scandal at RYB Education Inc. reduced its stock price by nearly 40%. The collapse cost the company's top ten institutional investors, including this company which is China's largest private equity fund, a combined US$52 million on paper. The losses might have been avoided if investors had taken into account some inherent weaknesses in RYB's business model which had a lack of background checks on teachers, and an increasing dependence of a network of lucrative franchise operations over which the parent company had little control. If more diligence work has been done by Hillhouse Capital, it could have avoided a two-day paper loss of US$4.4 million on the 430,000 RYB shares it holds.
Source: China Money Network (2017) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Founded | 2005 |
Subsidiaries | Versuni Holding BV ![]() Domestic appliances Formerly Philips Domestic Appliances. In 2021 Philips sold its Domestic Appliances business (kitchen, coffee, garment care and home care appliances), along with a 15-year brand license agreement, to Hillhouse Capital. Renamed Versuni in 2023. |
Contact Details
Address | China |
contactus@hillhousecap.com | |
Website | www.hillhousecap.com |
Products / Brands
Versuni
Gaggia Coffee Machines Philips Vacuum Cleaners Philips Coffee Machines Philips Small Kitchen Appliances Philips Irons Saeco Coffee Machines |