HQ Capital Private Equity LLC

HQ Capital invests exclusively in private equity and acts as adviser to pooled investment vehicles and separate managed accounts, including diversified and concentrated fund‑of‑funds, secondary funds, and co‑investment vehicles. Its worldwide investor base, as disclosed in the brochure, includes insurance companies, pension funds, corporations, endowments, foundations, high‑net‑worth individuals and family offices.

The firm emphasizes fundamental manager due diligence—drawing on manager contact, historical performance and internal and external private‑equity databases—to select small‑ and mid‑cap buyout and growth equity managers across the United States, Europe and Asia. Investment opportunities are allocated between its Funds and separate managed accounts, with performance‑based carried interest arrangements and managed‑account terms negotiated with institutional clients (the brochure notes typical managed‑account minimums are substantially larger than fund investor minimums and many mandates are non‑discretionary).

HQ Capital’s brochure highlights governance and operational features that distinguish it from many peers: it discloses side‑letter provisions to limited partners after final close, maintains non‑U.S. affiliates as part of an international group, and describes multiple offices supporting a global investor base. The firm also expressly discloses its use of artificial‑intelligence tools in research and provides related risk disclosures, signaling attention to emerging technology risks in its investment process.