Judy Hsu

Biography

Judy is a partner in our Corporate Advisory group.

As a trusted advisor to some of Australia's top private equity and venture capital fund managers, Judy is an increasingly sought after leader in the industry. She specialises in investment funds, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. Judy has extensive offshore and cross-border experience, having previously worked in Switzerland, the United States and the Channel Islands for a global private capital manager.

Judy completed level II of the Chartered Financial Analyst Program and is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker.

Experience

Judy’s experience includes advising:

  • Five V Capital in relation to the establishment of Five V Frontier Fund I ($350 million). Five V Fund V ($770 million), Five V Fund IV ($550 million), Five V Fund III ($250 million), Five V Fund II ($100 million), Five V ESVC Fund II, Five V ESVC Fund I, the open-ended Horizons Fund ($100 million) and several separate account mandates with regulated superannuation funds.

  • Barrenjoey Capital Partners in relation to the establishment of the Barrenjoey First Ag Credit Fund.

  • Pemba Capital Partners on the establishment of Pemba Growth Fund I, Pemba Fund III (hard cap reached), Pemba Fund II (approximately $380 million) and a $650 million management led secondaries fund.

  • Quadrant Private Equity with respect to its 7th buyout fund of $1.24 billion and 2nd growth fund of $530 million.

  • Colinton Capital Partners in relation to various co-investment fundraises for LPA Energy Group, Aries Rail and Doors Plus.

  • Taronga Ventures on the simultaneous restructuring and capital raising for its Real Tech Ventures fund (negotiating across investors including APG, Ivanhoe Cambridge and Qantas Super).

  • OIF Ventures on the establishment of its Fund II (approximately $100 million) and Fund III ($140 million) and Opportunity Fund ($100 million).

  • BFA Investment Management on the establishment of the BFA Global Investors Master Fund, an open-ended multi-class unit trust.

  • Nash Capital on the establishment of its inaugural PE Fund ($100 million).

  • Square Peg Capital with respect to its 2020 Fund ($600 million), 2018 Fund ($350 million) and 2015 Fund ($200 million), and the sale of its major shareholding in Vend Limited (deal value of USD350 million).

  • Blackbird Ventures with respect to its $100 million partial secondary sale of portfolio companies to Stepstone and HESTA, and the establishment of its 2020 Core Fund and Follow-on Fund.

  • AirTree Ventures on the establishment of its 2019 Fund ($275 million) and 2016 Fund ($250 million).

  • Advising SecondQuarter Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, Skalata Ventures, Investible, Jekara Ventures, Founders4Impact, Archangel, MedAngel, Possible Ventures, Ten13 and In-Q-Tel among others, in relation to the formation of various venture capital funds and execution of various venture capital investments.

Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    Ranked Band 4 in Investment Funds