K.Y. Tang was among the pioneers of leveraged buyouts in Asia while at UBS Capital Asia. He subsequently spun out to form Affinity Equity Partners, where the success continues
Vertical integration and growing interest in Korean media assets enabled Affinity Equity Partners to secure a strong return on Loen Entertainment, far quicker than anticipated
Despite heightened suspicion around private equity selling off companies to the market, Tegel’s former owners left enough on the table to entice investors in, the company’s chairman says.
Affinity Equity Partners and KKR made Oriental Brewery the market leader in Korea’s beer industry, then exited via Asia’s largest-ever trade sale. For this and other activities, Affinity was also named Firm of the Year