Aquitaine Advisors

What Aquitaine Advisors does

Aquitaine Advisors is a boutique financial advisory firm operating as a trading name of Powerhouse Global Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company (Company Registration No. 1285003) headquartered at 1104 Crawford House, 70 Queen's Road, Central. Founded in 1999 as Aquitaine Investment Advisors Limited by Marlene Wittman and Arthur Yama, the firm was historically a Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission-licensed alternative-investment manager and has since evolved into a bespoke advisory practice. The firm maintains personnel presence in Hong Kong, London and Germany, positioning itself as a cross-border bridge between East and West capital markets.

The firm's service offering comprises four closely related advisory lines: bespoke marketing services for private companies and select private equity and venture fund managers; capital raising services that match clients with a network of over 500 family offices, institutions and external sponsors cultivated since 1999; strategic and commercial advisory including business transformation and transaction support; and direct private investment sourcing on behalf of family offices and institutions pursuing diversification, generational transfer or sustainability objectives. Sector coverage spans healthcare and health-tech, fintech, edu-tech, agri-tech, SaaS, data science, AI and machine learning, blockchain/DLT, IoT and traditional sectors such as energy, commodities and financial services. The current public deal pipeline illustrates this breadth with mandates covering a UK bio-telemetry startup, an HK pharma distributor restructuring, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, a Greater Bay Area edu-tech consortium, a Canadian gas field, an Australian commodities group and a UK IFA aggregator.

Aquitaine generates revenue through professional services fees under bespoke, individually negotiated arrangements rather than disclosed pricing schedules, and is not a software, platform, or app-based business. Customer acquisition is relationship-led, relying on referrals and the 500+ network of family offices and institutional relationships, with the corporate website (aquitaineadvisors.com) serving as the primary digital presence. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional, private equity or venture capital ownership, and its senior operators bring pedigrees from HSBC, IBM, BP Research, Citibank, Standard Chartered, ABN AMRO, Nikko Securities, BASF and ExxonMobil.

Name

Aquitaine Advisors

Legal name

Powerhouse Global Limited

Website

https://aquitaineadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Aquitaine Advisors is a Hong Kong-headquartered boutique financial advisory firm, with personnel in London and Germany, that provides bespoke capital raising, marketing, and strategic advisory services to private companies, fund managers, family offices, and institutions seeking to bridge East and West capital markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Raising Advisory (Equity & Equity-Linked) (FSAEAGAC), Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG), Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps) (FSAEAGAE), Equity Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Issuance Strategy & Readiness) (FSACAAAI), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Financial advisory services
• Capital raising services
• Cross-border advisory
• Family office advisory
• Private equity placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Central

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Bespoke marketing, capital raising and advisory services provided to private companies, private equity and venture fund managers. Services include strategic planning, business transformation, capital sourcing, and introduction to family offices and institutional investors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Aquitaine Advisors is a boutique advisory firm that provides bespoke marketing, capital raising, and strategic advisory services to private companies, family offices, institutions, and select private equity and venture fund managers. The firm bridges East and West capital markets by introducing clients to a curated network of more than 500 family offices, institutional investors, and external sponsors cultivated since 1999, and also sources direct private investments on behalf of clients seeking diversification, generational transfer, and sustainability objectives.

Product overview

Aquitaine Advisors is a business and strategic advisory firm that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides a comprehensive suite of advisory services consisting of bespoke marketing, capital raising, and advisory services to private companies and select private equity and venture fund managers. These services are delivered through relationship matching with a network of over 500 family offices, institutions, and external sponsors built since 1999. The firm also sources and executes direct private investments on behalf of clients. Services are provided across multiple sectors including healthcare, health-tech, fin-tech, edu-tech, agri-tech, SaaS, data science, AI, blockchain, and IoT.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bespoke Marketing Services Provides customized marketing services to private companies and select private equity and venture fund managers, helping clients enhance their value proposition and visibility within the firm's network.
• Capital Raising Services Assists private companies and fund managers in raising capital by matching them with over 500 family offices, institutions, and external sponsors established in the firm's network since 1999.
• Advisory Services Provides business and strategic advisory services including development of strategic and commercial plans, business transformation, and transaction advisory for clients.
• Direct Private Investment Sourcing Sources and executes qualified direct private investments on behalf of family offices and institutions, serving investment goals including generational transfers, diversification, and sustainability objectives.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alantra: Independent financial advisory and asset management firm with a strong mid-market M&A and capital advisory practice. Comparable in mid-market capital advisory scope, though broader in scale and sector reach.
• Clipperton: Boutique advisory firm advising European and international technology companies on M&A and capital raising. Comparable as a tech-focused boutique with cross-border (Europe–international) orientation.
• GP Bullhound: Tech-focused boutique advisory firm providing M&A and capital raising services to growth-stage technology companies. Highly comparable given the shared focus on capital introduction for tech and digital assets and similar boutique positioning.
• Drake Star Partners: Global boutique investment bank focused on technology, media, and digital sectors, providing M&A advisory and capital raising. Comparable in tech sector focus and cross-border mid-market deal profile.
• Eaton Partners: Private fund placement agent and advisory firm that introduces fund managers to institutional and family office investors. Highly comparable in capital introduction and fund placement activity for PE/VC managers.

Emerging players

• Silverpeak Investment Bank: Independent advisory firm focused on technology and growth companies. Comparable as a smaller, specialized advisor serving tech founders on capital raising and strategic transactions, similar to Aquitaine's boutique positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Stifel: Diversified financial services firm with investment banking, capital raising, and wealth management. Comparable in cross-border capital advisory, with a much broader US-Asia-Europe footprint and larger balance sheet.
• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with strong M&A, capital markets, and financial restructuring advisory. Comparable in advisory services for mid-market and growth companies, with broader sector coverage and resources.
• Park Hill (Blackstone): Private fund placement agent within Blackstone, raising capital for alternative investment managers from institutional and family office investors. Comparable in fund placement / capital introduction services, but operates within a much larger parent platform.
• Lazard: Global financial advisory and asset management firm with deep M&A and capital markets advisory practices. Comparable in corporate finance advisory and capital raising, but operates at significantly larger scale across geographies and sectors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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