Cathay Capital

Cathay Capital is a global private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2006 by entrepreneurs, with a stated mandate to invest in companies and support their scaling, market leadership and industry transformation through cross-border networks. The firm operates a single investment platform divided into three divisions: Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Cathay Health, its healthcare-focused arm. Assets under management exceed €6 billion, and more than 230 investments have been completed to date.

The firm's distinguishing structural feature is geographic reach. Cathay Capital maintains eight offices - Paris, New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Munich, San Francisco, Singapore and Shenzhen - spanning Europe, North America and Asia, with investment activity extending to Latin America and Africa. This footprint underpins a strategy centred on globalisation and cross-border scaling, alongside digital transformation and healthcare investing as technical domains. The firm positions itself as a bridge between continents, connecting investors, entrepreneurs, management teams and industry leaders.

Cathay Capital describes itself as the first global private equity firm created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Founder Mingpo Cai brings more than two decades of entrepreneurial and industrial experience. Portfolio companies are plugged into an ecosystem linking them with corporate partners and institutional investors, with an emphasis on sharing knowledge, networks and operating tools. The stated commitment is to cross-border growth and sustainable impact, supporting entrepreneurs building resilient businesses.

Roles at the firm sit across a diversified, cross-industry investment programme alongside a dedicated healthcare vertical, with the venture capital division handling earlier-stage opportunities within the same platform.