Hank Xu

Principal, Underwriting at Altas Partners

📍 Canada, Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2018
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Board Observer
Jan 2018
Momentum Solutions is an inter-connected global network of leading strategic support companies. We are the full-scale solutions partner of choice in the safe and effective commercial and expeditionary delivery of people, cargo and life sustaining services globally. Our private-equity backed portfolio delivers a diverse and innovative range of solutions, tailored to meet the specific needs of our valued customers with agility and precision, overcome long-term project challenges, and establish efficiencies which drive bottom-line results and a competitive advantage for customers. The Momentum network is active in over 70 countries. We leverage our brands and their capabilities within our active industries for some of the world’s largest publicly traded and admired companies. The result is comprehensive response planning alongside unprecedented value through preferential access, pricing and support. Our synergistic portfolio of services in the areas of transportation, construction, housing, leasing, catering and other life sustaining services enable us to engineer and execute unparalleled commercial and urgent response solutions, making us the partner of choice globally.
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2022
Director, Underwriting
Jan 2022
Altas Partners is a North American private equity firm focused on selectively acquiring significant interests in high-quality businesses with meaningful growth potential. Altas focuses on sub-sectors where it has deep expertise, seeking one or two compelling investment opportunities each year. The Firms patient investment philosophy and engaged approach to ownership distinguish Altas as a buyer of choice for many management teams and founders. The Firm was founded in 2012 and operates from offices in Toronto and New York. Altas manages more than $10 billion on behalf of leading institutional investors from around the world.
2019
Senior Associate
Jul 2019
Clairvest, a leader in the Canadian private equity industry for more than 35 years, has approximately $4.4 billion of capital under management. Clairvest partners with management to invest in profitable small and mid-sized North American companies, across a wide variety of industries. In addition to providing financing, Clairvest contributes strategic expertise and execution ability to support the growth and development of its investee partners. Clairvest realizes value through investment returns and the eventual disposition of its investments. Distinguishing Characteristics: 1. Alignment of Interest: We invest our own money along with our investment partners; at least 25% of each fund. We approach each investment as owners and shareholders 2. Ownership Flexibility We back owner operators with a proven track record of success. We are comfortable owning between 20% and 80% of the equity, as long as management continues to have significant ownership share in the company. 3. True Value Creation Rather then rely on leverage or public market exits to drive our returns, we focus on EBITDA growth and building assets of strategic significance to larger national players. 4. We provide capital to facilitate growth. Our capital can be used to fund acquisitions, pursue growth CAPEX and/or provide liquidity to existing shareholders. 5. Deal Size We look to make investments of $20 to $100 million in companies with EBITDA greater than $5 million.
2018
Right Time Heating and Air Conditioning Canada
Board Observer
Nov 2018
Board Observer
Jan 2018
Momentum Solutions is an inter-connected global network of leading strategic support companies. We are the full-scale solutions partner of choice in the safe and effective commercial and expeditionary delivery of people, cargo and life sustaining services globally. Our private-equity backed portfolio delivers a diverse and innovative range of solutions, tailored to meet the specific needs of our valued customers with agility and precision, overcome long-term project challenges, and establish efficiencies which drive bottom-line results and a competitive advantage for customers. The Momentum network is active in over 70 countries. We leverage our brands and their capabilities within our active industries for some of the world’s largest publicly traded and admired companies. The result is comprehensive response planning alongside unprecedented value through preferential access, pricing and support. Our synergistic portfolio of services in the areas of transportation, construction, housing, leasing, catering and other life sustaining services enable us to engineer and execute unparalleled commercial and urgent response solutions, making us the partner of choice globally.
2017
County Waste of Virginia LLC
Board Observer
Sep 2017
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