• Extensive track record in M&A in the U.S., western Europe, Greater China, Latin America, the Caribbean and Russia with over 40 transactions.

• Over 15 years of general management and corporate development accomplishments in consumer goods and services, travel and transportation services, technology, and specialty chemicals.

• Negotiated and established 16 joint ventures or direct investment operations in China across several industries.

As founder and CEO of Aquarian Capital, Johann Tse brings passion and extensive experience to helping companies across many industries transform through mergers, acquisitions and direct investments between the US, Europe and Greater China. He primarily brings middle-market American and European companies to China through M&A or partnerships with Chinese counterparts, and helps progressive Chinese companies internationalize through overseas acquisitions or direct investments.

Prior to founding Aquarian Capital, Johann Tse was Director for international M & A with Yum! Brands, where he successfully led acquisitions, divestitures and franchising transactions across its quick service restaurants portfolio in multiple countries. He previously created and managed the corporate venture capital program for Rohm and Haas Company focusing on new materials and material-enabled technologies, and helped broaden the Company's avenue for growth, in addition to corporate strategic planning and M & A responsibilities.  

Mr. Tse began his career with Swire Group, a British/Hong Kong conglomerate, where he assumed increasing general management responsibilities in various countries, including marketing Coca-Cola products in Hong Kong, turning around a snack foods business in China, and establishing a profitable limousine services company in Hong Kong. He was also in charge of Swire Group's government relations, corporate development and overall strategies for China, where he established 13 companies across numerous industries.

Mr. Tse was the founding Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, sat on the board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and was an Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China. He graduated with distinction from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Electronics Engineering and has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

He is a frequent guest speaker at international M&A and investment conferences. He served as a judge for Dallas Business Journal's Mergers and Acquisitions Awards in 2005 and 2006, and is a Mentor to MBA students at Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is also a board member of Dallas Business Club, and is an Advisory Board member of Circle 10 Council, Boy Scouts of America.