Investments
6Portfolio Exits
2About Cassia Investments
Cassia Investments is a consumer focused private equity firm specializing in lower middle-market companies across Greater China and Southeast Asia. Cassia's strategy is to invest in companies with strong growth prospects, proven business models and defendable market positioning. In addition, the team at Cassia believes that identifying and partnering with strong and talented management teams who share the same values, vision and strategy is the core component of value creation. With extensive investing and operational experience in emerging markets (particularly Asia), Cassia's team has developed a deep network of relationships within local markets and established a strong reputation as value-add investors.
Cassia Investments Headquarter Location
Room 609, Yu Yuet Lai Building 43-55 Wyndham Street
Central,
Hong Kong
(+852) 2796 3566
Latest Cassia Investments News
Feb 29, 2020
中国市场能拯救衰落的剑桥包吗? 据外媒报道, 以“剑桥包”闻名的英国皮具品牌 The Cambridge Satchel Company(以下简称“剑桥包”)宣布获得来自香港私募基金 Cassia Investments 的一笔投资,具体金额尚未披露。Cassia Investments 的创始人 Faris Ayoub 已加入 The Cambridge Satchel Company,担任公司董事。 Cassia Investments还曾投资过中国风奢侈品牌 Shanghai Tang(上海滩)、日本服装零售商 Evisu,团队表示将帮助剑桥包进一步开拓亚洲、特别是中国市场。 目前中国、韩国、日本等亚洲国家正在遭受新冠肺炎疫情。据波士顿咨询公司和联博最新调查显示,疫情将使全球奢侈品牌的销售总额面临高达400亿欧元的损失。不过,在疫情结束后,亚洲仍将是全球范围内最具增长潜力的市场。 剑桥包公司由创始人Julie Deane和其母亲于2018年在英国剑桥成立,启动资金仅有600英镑。Julie一直在为孩子们寻找耐用的书包,希望它是“哈利和赫敏在霍格沃茨会用的东西” 。色彩缤纷的手工皮革书包都是以牛津和剑桥的原始书包为原型的,本意也是给孩子们上学用的书包,没想到却在年轻的时尚博主中掀起了风潮。 2010年,剑桥包被《纽约时报》誉为“British It Bag(英国IT包)”,当年众多名人、明星和意见领袖都选择了这款标志性的斜挎皮包,剑桥包开始在两大英国购物网站 ASOS 以及Urban Outfitters上销售。2011年开始,Julie建立自有工厂,全面掌控产品质量和生产效率,每周生产3000多个剑桥包并销往全球56个国家,品牌始终保证每一件作品都源自英国纯手工制作。 到2012年底,公司成立的第四个年头,Julie才最终决定在伦敦市中心开设第一家剑桥包实体店。截至目前剑桥包也仅在英国有5家独立门店,销售渠道主要以网络及各大百货商场为主。美国著名歌手Taylor Swift也曾是剑桥包的拥护者。 但剑桥包品牌近年来表现不佳。截止2018年6月的2017/2018财年,The Cambridge Satchel Company 税前亏损150万英镑,营业额同比下降4%,至1120万英镑。该公司已连续第四年出现亏损,销售额和利润率双双下降。 The Cambridge Satchel Company曾在去年表示,目前正把重点转向中国市场,并已在中国建立了电商业务,同时还推出了专门的品牌网站。但就目前情况来看,剑桥包还未在中国市场掀起什么新的波澜。 原创文章,作者:梦悦。转载或内容合作请点击 转载说明 ,违规转载法律必究。
Cassia Investments Investments
6 Investments
Cassia Investments has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was in Ultimate Performance as part of their Private Equity on October 10, 2016.
Cassia Investments Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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10/3/2016 | Private Equity | Ultimate Performance | $10M | Yes | 1 | |
10/14/2015 | Series A | |||||
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Other Investors | ||||||
Other Investors |
Date | 10/3/2016 | 10/14/2015 | |||
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Round | Private Equity | Series A | Other Investors | Other Investors | Other Investors |
Company | Ultimate Performance | ||||
Amount | $10M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Cassia Investments Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Cassia Investments has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Shanghai Tang on December 05, 2018.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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12/5/2018 | Acq - Fin - II | 2 | |||
Date | 12/5/2018 | |
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Exit | Acq - Fin - II | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 2 |
Cassia Investments Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
Cassia Investments acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was The Cambridge Satchel Company on February 24, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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2/24/2020 | Growth Equity | $21M | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||
7/3/2017 |
Date | 2/24/2020 | 7/3/2017 |
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Investment Stage | Growth Equity | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | $21M | |
Note | Acq - Fin | |
Sources | 2 |
Cassia Investments Team
2 Team Members
Cassia Investments has 2 team members, including current Chief Operating Officer, KW Yeung.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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KW Yeung | Chief Operating Officer | Current | |
Faris Ayoub | Managing Director | Current |
Name | KW Yeung | Faris Ayoub |
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Work History | ||
Title | Chief Operating Officer | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current |
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