Hatcher and Esperanza Partnership Announcement
The dated source record for Esperanza's August 2025 partnership announcement with Hatcher Group and a possible-investment MOU.
Original release · 18 August 2025
This is Esperanza’s announcement as published at the time. It is a historical company record, not a statement of current product availability or regulatory endorsement.
HONG KONG, 18 August 2025 – Hatcher Group (HKSE:8365) Partnership Agreement with EF Hong Kong and EF Commodities, pursuant to which (i) EF Commodities granted the Company an exclusive, non-transferable right to introduce clients to trade Digitalised Gold-backed Instrument with EF Commodities within Hong Kong; and (ii) EF Hong Kong committed to procure its affiliate, which has a regulatory and technology infrastructure to establish and trade investment tokens, to appoint the Company as its partner to market, promote and facilitate the sale and promotion of investment tokens to clients in Hong Kong. The initial term of the partnership is one year, renewable by mutual agreement between the parties.
Strategic cooperation for investment token business
Through this exclusive collaboration, Hatcher Group (HKSE:8365) gains the rights to distribute regulated digitalised gold-backed instrument and investment tokens, positioning itself as a pioneer in institutional-grade digital asset distribution. The partnership is particularly timely, given investment tokens are gaining significant traction among institutional investors globally. This strategic move not only diversifies the Group's service offerings but also provides firstmover advantage in the rapidly developing tokenized assets market within Asia's leading financial center.
Mou for possible investment in esperanza
In addition to the commercial partnership, Hatcher Group (HKSE:8365) is pleased to announce that on 18 August 2025, the Company and EF Hong Kong entered into the MOU in relation to a potential equity investment in Esperanza. Pursuant to the MOU, the Company intends to explore an investment opportunity that would further strengthen the strategic partnership between the parties and provide the Group with exposure to Esperanza's growing digital asset platform.
Read the full announcement here: https://shorturl.at/cB8SE (opens in a new tab)
Context and qualifications
On 18 August 2025, the Esperanza newsroom announced a partnership agreement involving Hatcher Group, Esperanza Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited and Esperanza Fintech (Commodities) Limited.
The release said the commodities entity granted Hatcher an exclusive, non-transferable right to introduce Hong Kong clients for digitalised gold-backed-instrument trading. It separately described Hatcher as a partner for marketing, promoting and facilitating investment-token activity in Hong Kong through an Esperanza affiliate with the relevant infrastructure.
The stated initial partnership term was one year, with renewal requiring mutual agreement. That dated term should not be treated as evidence that the arrangement was later renewed or remains in force.
The announcement also recorded a memorandum of understanding under which Hatcher intended to explore a possible equity investment in Esperanza. It described a potential transaction, not completed funding or a definitive investment agreement.
Hatcher Group's same-day HKEXnews filing provides the exchange-filed account of the partnership and MOU. It should be read with the Esperanza release for the transaction terms and listed-company perspective at publication.
Current distribution rights, renewals, definitive agreements, product availability and investor eligibility must be verified from later records and current product documents.
Source & context
Supporting references
- 01Hatcher Group voluntary announcement — strategic cooperation and possible investment in Esperanza (opens in a new tab)
HKEXnews / Hatcher Group Limited · exchange filing · 18 August 2025
The filing is a dated transaction record. Any current rights, renewal, definitive agreement or completed investment must be verified separately.