Hector Capital Partners

Overview

Hector Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investing in growth-oriented consumer product companies and other consumer-related businesses. The firm targets EBITDA-profitable and growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that provide commonly used products and services aimed at large markets. Their investment approach includes selectively investing in seed-stage startups led by extraordinary entrepreneurs with unique technologies or ideas that can define the next era of innovation. Additionally, they invest in special situations, convertible equity, distressed companies with underappreciated assets, and short-term senior-secured mezzanine or debt investments. The firm's investment strategy focuses on the consumer space, encompassing categories such as e-commerce and share economy companies, consumer services, mobile applications and related technologies, data and internet securities, hospitality-related technologies, education, and interior and exterior design industries. They aim to leverage their investment expertise and processes to opportunistically deploy capital efficiently across their portfolio of companies. Hector Capital Partners was founded in 2010 as a boutique private investment company seeking to leverage the partners' entrepreneurial and investment experience. Initially, the firm provided consultancy in the private equity space in the UK and US. Over time, the partners began investing directly into private companies in Southeast Asia and the US. Since late 2012, they have focused exclusively on direct and co-investments in growing consumer businesses in Asia and the US, with plans to explore opportunities in South America and the Middle East in the future. Some of their portfolio investments include RedDuck, Criquet Shirts, Grainful, Le Grand Courtâge, Sound Sparkling Tea, Greycork, Factor75, Cora, August Backyard Chicken Pvt Ltd, Snack It Forward LLC, New Zealand Natural, Trustify.info, Plays Product Venture Pte Ltd, and Republic of Chicken. Please note that the information provided is based on available sources and may be subject to change.