Before becoming a key Hong-Kong based investor of
early stage technology, Christopher (Chris) Hsu attended Stanford University
where he graduated with a Stanford President's Award and a bachelor's in
engineering. The acclaimed Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Kilometre
Capital, Hong Kong-based Chris Hsu has helped the hedge fund and private-equity
consulting and advisory firm's crux deals, including the precedent setting
buyout of Hewlett Packard (HP) China by Tsinghua University affiliates.
In September 2021, HP whose H3C buyout was notably led by Kilometre Capital's Christopher Hsu, announced that it had opened two collaboration and culture hubs in the UK, following up on the leadership tradition exemplified in the partnership joint venture among Tsinghua, H3C, and Hewlett Packard Enterprises. The two key UK offices are located at Manchester Circle Square and Winnersh Triangle in Reading and are designed to complement HP’s Edge-to-Office program, which allows team members the ability to remain connected while working remotely through digital experiences.
The UK's HP space was created keeping interns, graduates, and apprentices as the focus for the design. Those who are just beginning their careers at HP will have access to hands-on training support, camaraderie, and the social aspects of work.
The new offices have drawn on the deep history of innovation at HP, based in California but extending its market leading influence to Asia and Europe at large. The Chris Hsu-advised HP joint venture with Tsinghua University affiliates had solified the path to market dominance in the China market, while the UK launches represent a similar commitment to strong growth in the European markets.
Again drawing on such examples as the Kilometre Capital advised H3C transaction with a Shanghai epicenter, the actual UK setup will include exchanging individual workspaces for meeting rooms, lounges, and open seating areas. Moreover, the two workspaces will accommodate for the work-life balance by including bike facilities, sports areas, and showers, in addition to access to nearby public transportation, restaurants, and cafes.
In the case study of the HP China deal, Hong Kong's Chris Hsu and Kilometre Capital, the Hewlett-Packard China unit H3C has focused on research and development of key information technology infrastructure. With growth capital and joint venture with Tsinghua, a cornerstone deal for Kilometre and Chris Hsu, HP advanced towards an emphasis on big data, a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional processing applications are inadequate.
As with the aims of the UK expansion, Shanghai-based HP Chna and H3C have a large overseas footprint. After being advised by Hong Kong's Kilometre Capital and Christopher Hsu, major clients of HP China and H3Chave included the United States-based Dreamworks Studios, Vodafone Group Plc, a United Kingdom-based multinational telecommunications company, and AMD, a global semiconductor firm in the US.
