BOSTON & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced the hiring of Chris An as a Senior Vice President in the firm�s Hong Kong office. Chris will focus on investments in companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

�We are very pleased to welcome Chris to TA Associates,� said Edward F. Sippel, head of TA Associates Asia Pacific Ltd. and a Managing Director and Co-head of Asia operations for TA Associates. �With his deal sourcing, due diligence, financial modeling and deal structuring experience, we are confident Chris will prove a valuable addition to our team. We will leverage his deep knowledge of the Korean market as we seek investment opportunities in that region and across Asia-Pacific.�

�Since opening our Hong Kong office nearly 10 years ago, TA has become an established presence in the Asian private equity market,� said Brian J. Conway, Chairman of TA Associates. �We are delighted to welcome Chris to TA and look forward to his contributions as we seek additional investments in high quality, growing companies in the region.�

Prior to joining TA, Mr. An was an Investment Director at CVC Capital Partners. He began his career at The Blackstone Group in Hong Kong. Mr. An received a BA, cum laude, from Harvard University.

About TA Associates

TA Associates is a leading global growth private equity firm. Focused on targeted sectors within five industries � technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services � TA invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in more than 500 companies around the world. Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilizing its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in high quality growth companies. TA has raised $33.5 billion in capital since its founding in 1968 and is committing to new investments at the pace of over $3 billion per year. The firm�s more than 100 investment professionals are based in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.

TA has partnered with more than 25 profitable, growing companies across the Asia-Pacific region from its offices in Hong Kong and Mumbai. Representative investments made over the past five years from TA�s Hong Kong office include Fisher Funds Management, an investment manager based in New Zealand; Gong cha Group, a global operator and franchiser of premium tea shops founded in Taiwan and Korea; Honan Insurance Group, a commercial insurance broker serving mid-market businesses in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia; MISA Joint Stock Company, an enterprise software provider based in Vietnam; and Yarra Capital Management, an independent asset manager based in Australia. More information about TA Associates can be found at www.ta.com.

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