Abacus Capital was founded in 1995 to manage traditional debt funds for Asian financial institutions. In 1997, Abacus successfully launched an investment business in Asian distressed assets, and built up its advisory business. In 2000, Abacus began managing strategic investment portfolios for corporate investors. In 2003 Abacus Capital started its lifestyle investment portfolios.
The Group is managed by a seasoned team of finance executives with a wealth of experience in investment and commercial banking, debt and equity capital markets, and portfolio management. The management of Abacus Capital has worked over the past three decades in a variety of global financial capitals including New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Abacus Capital consists of three divisions: Investment, Asset Management and Advisory.
Investment
Abacus Capital’s Investment activities involve both proprietary and client capital, deployed in diverse asset classes including public and private equity, alternative asset funds, and lifestyle investments.
Asset Management
Under its Asset Management business, Abacus Capital structures and manages customized funds focusing on industry specific special situations investments in private and public companies. Investments consist of minority and control stakes acquired through the deployment of development capital or outright acquisitions and buy-outs. The nature of the largely strategic investments generally involves holding periods of a minimum of two years.
Advisory
Abacus Capital provides a variety of advisory services to its clients, relating principally to debt and equity capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, and restructurings & divestments.
The Investment, Asset Management and Advisory services provided by Abacus Capital are frequently interspersed into a Corporate Private Banking approach to provide long-term solutions to the specific and complex private wealth management needs of individual business families.