- CEO
- Hee-Yeon Hwang
- Full Time Employees
- 25
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jun 21, 1993
- Business
- Q Capital Partners Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based private equity and venture capital investment firm specializing in alternative asset management, corporate restructuring, and growth equity financing. Established in 1982 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company manages private equity funds and new technology venture investment partnerships backed by leading institutional investors, including the Korea Development Bank and the National Pension Service. The firm provides institutional alternative investment solutions across three primary operational areas: Private Equity and Buyout Investments, specializing in majority-control acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, and management buyouts of middle-market enterprises; Venture Capital and Growth Financing, delivering early-to-late-stage equity capital, mezzanine debt, convertible bonds, and bonds with warrants to innovative small and medium-sized enterprises; and Corporate Restructuring and Turnaround Management, offering recapitalization, operational re-engineering, and balance-sheet revitalization for distressed entities. Its diversified investment portfolio covers multiple specialized industry sectors, including information technology; semiconductor fabrication and testing equipment; mobile and electronic components; biotechnology and healthcare; secondary battery recycling and environmental technology; cultural media and entertainment production; and consumer food and beverage franchises. The firm conducts its primary investment and portfolio management activities throughout South Korea, generating revenue through fund management fees based on total assets under management and carried interest performance fees realized upon successful portfolio divestments. In recent developments, Q Capital Partners has executed major strategic transactions, notably completing the buyout acquisition and follow-on convertible bond financing of entertainment and media producer Chorokbaem Media Co., Ltd. via targeted project investment funds. In parallel, the company has actively advanced portfolio monetization initiatives, including appointing international advisory representation to manage the cross-border divestment of its stake in food franchise operator Norang Food Co., Ltd., while exercising liquidity options and structured exits from pre-IPO investments such as SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. and listed mezzanine assets like SungEel HiTech Co., Ltd. Furthermore, the company has implemented comprehensive corporate value-enhancement and capital structure reorganization plans, executing capital reductions, share par value consolidations, executive share repurchase programs, and a dedicated shareholder return framework allocating a target portion of net profits to distributions.