65 Equity Partners

Francis Woo

Francis is Chief Corporate Officer / Managing Director at 65 Equity Partners, focused on investing in Asia and overseeing the corporate functions of the firm.

Francis joined 65 Equity Partners from global asset manager, Eastspring Investments, where he was Chief Financial Officer and a Board Director. He was, concurrently, a Senior Advisor to TPG and an appointed board director to an investment. Prior to Eastspring, Francis was Managing Director at TPG, where he focused on private equity investments in Southeast Asia, and was Chief Financial Officer for Asia overseeing the firm’s profitability and investment performance. Francis spent over 11 years in investment banking in New York and Singapore, having last worked at Credit Suisse as Co-Head of Corporate Finance for Southeast Asia.

Francis holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BBA from the University of Michigan.

Alex Stirling

Alex is Co-Head of Europe and a Partner at 65 Equity Partners, based in London.

He joined 65 Equity Partners from Centerbridge Partners where he was a Senior Managing Director focusing on private equity and credit.

Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at the Carlyle Group, focusing on the consumer, business and industrial services and healthcare sectors.

Alex started his private equity career with Apax Partners investing in high growth companies, before which he was a management consultant with Bain & Company. He had been involved in investments or on the Boards of Apcoa, Applus, Focus-Wickes, Hansen, NBTY-Holland & Barrett, My Dentist, PA Consulting, PCM, Promethean, RAC, Solidus Solutions, Tempo Assist. Alex has over 20 years of experience working in private equity.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Politics and Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School.