OUR INVESTMENT TEAM
Investment Team
Xing Xu
ESG Analyst / Portfolio Manager
Xing Xu joined Comgest in 2020 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst and Portfolio Manager responsible for ESG coverage of Global Emerging Markets and Asian equities.
Prior to joining Comgest, Xing completed internships at Comgest, the Fosun Group (China), working on strategic investment deals in the technology and financial sectors, and at GF Securities, a leading financial services company in China, within their equity research department.
Xing holds Master’s degrees in Management and Financial Markets from EDHEC Business School (France) and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Economics and Trade from the University of Nottingham (UK & China).
Jimmy Yang
Analyst / Portfolio Advisor
Jimmy Yang joined Comgest in 2019 and is a Hong Kong-based Analyst and Portfolio Advisor specialising in Greater China equities.
Prior to joining Comgest, Jimmy worked at T. Rowe Price Investment Management in Hong Kong, where he built, maintained and updated financial models for Asian technology and internet companies and assisted senior analysts in deepening coverage of these sectors. He began his financial career at China Renaissance Securities in Hong Kong as an Equity Associate Analyst, specialising in the Asian technology and internet sectors.
Jimmy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Honours) from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Frédéric Yoboué
Analyst / Portfolio Manager
Frédéric Yoboué joined Comgest in 2021 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global equities.
Prior to joining Comgest, Frédéric worked for three years at Bryan, Garnier & Co. in Paris as a Research Equity Analyst focused on European semiconductor companies. He previously held internship positions as a Buy-Side Equity Analyst for companies including Comgest, LFPI AM and Amundi in Paris.
Frédéric holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Toulouse Business School and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics, both in France.
Baijing Yu
Analyst / Portfolio Advisor
Baijing Yu joined Comgest in 2011 and is a Hong Kong-based Analyst and Portfolio Advisor specialising in Greater China equities. She is also a Managing Director of Comgest Far East Limited.
Prior to joining Comgest, Baijing worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong from 2010 as a Senior Analyst and then Associate, covering the Asian TMT sector. She began her career in 2007 at the Royal Bank of Scotland in New York as an investment banking Analyst covering the TMT sector and, later in Hong Kong, covering global private equity firms in the Asia-Pacific region.
Baijing holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor; US).