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HQ Group to combine alternative investment businesses under the HQ Capital brand

The HQ Group is to combine its private equity and real estate businesses under the HQ Capital brand. This move will create an independent alternative investment manager, with more than USD12 billion under management in private equity and real estate.

As part of the rebranding, Auda, the private equity firm, and Real Estate Capital Partners, the real estate investment company, will operate under the new HQ Capital brand. Equita, the mid-cap buyout firm, will become a subsidiary of HQ Capital and be renamed HQ Equita.
 
“We have been investing in alternative assets for over 25 years, which makes us one of the pioneers in our industry,” says Dr Ernest Boles (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of HQ Capital. “Our clients appreciate our experience and stability as well as the entrepreneurial perspective we bring to investing. By combining our resources under a single operating structure, we will create a broader investment program and service platform for our clients, while at the same time generating new growth opportunities for our firm.”
 
Alongside Dr. Boles, the management team of HQ Capital includes Dr Georg Wunderlin as Chief Operating Officer, Tim Avery, Chief Financial Officer, and David Pierce, Head of Asia. Together with Karin Shewer, Paul Doocy, Steve Wesson and Chris Lawrence, the management team will form a cross-functional operating committee to oversee the strategic direction of the firm.
 
The three-member supervisory board of HQ Capital is chaired by Dr Thomas Jetter, who has more than 30 years of capital market experience. He is also chairman of the supervisory board of Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. The other members of the supervisory board include Gabriele Quandt and Dr Axel May. 

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