- Business
- Hatcher Group Limited (8365.HK) is an investment holding company principally engaged in providing a comprehensive range of licensed and non-licensed financial and professional services in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China and Canada; its licensed business encompasses corporate finance advisory services including acting as financial adviser, independent financial adviser, sponsor for initial public offerings and compliance adviser to listed companies, placing and underwriting services as underwriter, sub-underwriter, placing agent or sub-placing agent in equity fund-raising activities, asset management services through VBG Asset Management offering investment solutions to investors, and securities brokerage and margin financing; its non-licensed business includes business consulting services to facilitate business development, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and negotiations, environmental, social and governance advisory services to enhance corporate reporting performance, corporate secretarial services, accounting and taxation services, human resources services, and risk management and internal control advisory services targeting listed and non-listed companies, potential listing applicants, investors and business entities. Incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2016 and headquartered at 21/F, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, the company, formerly known as VBG International Holdings Limited, changed its name to Hatcher Group Limited in October 2021 and listed on the GEM board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in May 2017. In recent developments, Hatcher Group entered into a partnership agreement on 18 August 2025 with EF Hong Kong and EF Commodities granting it exclusive rights to introduce clients for trading digitalised gold-backed instruments and security tokens in Hong Kong, complemented by a memorandum of understanding for potential equity investment; this progressed to a share purchase agreement on 29 September 2025 to acquire 2% of EF Commodities' issued share capital for HK$12 million satisfied by convertible bonds under general mandate, supporting expansion into digital assets, real-world asset tokenisation and security token businesses; additionally, it signed a letter of intent on 26 September 2024 with Chromatic Media Ltd for cooperation in social gaming platforms, disposed of its ESG advisory business on 30 September 2024, conducted a rights issue in March 2025 raising HK$31.1 million for gaming platform development and working capital, entered a placing agreement on 4 November 2025, and pursued memoranda of understanding for AI development and cooperation with Smart Auto Australia while disposing of RC365 shares. The company employs 144 professionals and operates through these segments to serve clients in capital markets, with ongoing strategic shifts into gaming, entertainment and blockchain-enabled financial products.