Edouard Mercier, Ascender Capital
Edouard is Co-Founder and Investment Partnerat Ascender Capital. Prior to founding Ascender Capital in Hong Kong in 2012, Edouard built a successful entrepreneurial background as co-founder of Sendit AB, a Swedish telecommunications software company that was acquired by Microsoft in 1999. After its acquisition, he set up and managed Microsoft’s Mobile Internet Business Unit in Asia until 2001. From 2002 to 2004, Edouard was the leading investor and CEO of Incomit AB, which was later on acquired by BEA Systems. The acquisition was a key enabler for BEA and then Oracle’s entry into the telecommunications field. Since 2005, Edouard has been an active financial investor in a number of publicly listed companies and closed-end funds. On occasion he has played an active role in the success of his investments; for example, he served on the board of InfoVista SA during its restructuring and up to its acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2012. Edouard holds an M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and an MBA from INSEAD.