AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum China 2023
The premier private equity & venture forum in China
China World Summit Wing Hotel, Beijing & Online
Lead Sponsor
Asia Series Sponsor
KPMG
https://home.kpmg/cn/enKPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 147 countries and territories and have more than 219,000 people working in member firms around the world. KPMG’s Private Equity group in China provides end to end advisory and assurance services to private equity funds, venture capital funds, private credit funds, sovereign wealth and other direct investment managers. Moreover, to augment this, KPMG China and its member firms have established focused industry groups covering areas in which we have particular knowledge. Not exhaustive, but we have sector capabilities focused on Consumer Markets, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Industrials, Infrastructure, Logistics, Pharmaceuticals and TMT.
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Knowledge Partner
Bain & Company
https://www.bain.comBain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.
Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 2% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
Co-Sponsors
Adams Street Partners
http://www.adamsstreetpartners.comAdams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than thirty countries across five continents. Adams Street’s 90+ investment professionals focus on five strategies: primary fund partnerships, secondary transactions, co-investments, direct growth equity company investments, and private credit deals. Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles by drawing on 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships. The firm is 100% employee-owned and has $51 billion in assets under management. Adams Street maintains a worldwide presence with offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo.
B Capital Group
https://www.bcapgroup.comB Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. Led by co-founders Howard Morgan, Eduardo Savarin and Raj Ganguly, we focus on seed to late-stage growth investments, primarily in the enterprise, financial technology and healthcare sectors. B Capital leverages an integrated team across eight locations in the US and Asia, as well as a strategic partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to provide the value-added support entrepreneurs need to scale fast and efficiently, expand into new markets and build exceptional companies. B Capital was founded in 2015 and has more than $5 billion in assets under management across multiple funds. For more information, click here.
Bluerun Ventures (BRV)
https://www.brv.com/BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China) is the leading early-stage venture firm in China with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Having its heritage in Silicon Valley since 1998 and entered China in 2005, BRV China has managed over $1.5 billion through multiple USD and RMB funds, with over $900 million cash distributions. BRV China focuses on early-stage opportunities across enterprise services, transportation and smart machine, digital healthcare, and consumer technology sectors in China. The firm has invested in more than 150 portfolio companies, including Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), QingCloud (688316.SH), WaterDrop (NYSE: WDH), Energy Monster (NASDAQ: EM), Mogujie/Meilishuo (NYSE: MOGU), Qudian (NYSE: QD), Ganji/58.com, PPTV, Guazi, Meishubao, Nanyan, Shanzhen, Gaussian Robotics, Yi Auto, Pinecone, etc. The firm has been recognized as the "No.1 Early-Stage Investment Firm" in China by Zero2IPO and ChinaVenture, and "Consistent Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager" by Preqin.
CDH Investments
http://www.cdhfund.com/Established in 2002, CDH Investments is a leading alternative asset manager focused on China today with over US$ 27 billion of assets under management, as of June 30, 2021. CDH was founded by WU Shangzhi, JIAO Shuge and four other investment professionals who worked together in the direct investment department of China International Capital Corporation beginning in 1995.
From its roots in private equity, CDH has expanded to become a diversified alternative asset management platform covering: Private Equity, Venture and Growth Capital, Private Credit, Real Assets, Public Equities and Wealth Management. CDH has more than 150 investment professionals working in offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. CDH has invested in more than 270 companies and has helped more than 70 companies successfully list on international and China’s domestic stock exchanges. Many CDH-invested companies are sector leaders, and, collectively, these companies play an important role in China’s economy.
CDH’s core principle is to create value for all of our partners, including investors and portfolio companies. We continually strive to embody this principle and make it the basis for all of our decisions. We maintain close cooperative partnerships with over 150 international and local institutional investors.
Coller Capital
http://www.collercapital.comColler Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world's leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator at the complex end of secondaries.
The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York and Hong Kong, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach.
In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors.
In February 2022 the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of c.$1.4 billion and backing from over 30 institutional investors.
Green Harbor Investment
http://www.greenharbor-inv.com/EnglishGreen Harbor Investment (or “Green Harbor”) is a private equity fund that focuses on investment in the consumption-driven sectors. Since its inception in early 2015, Green Harbor has achieved a total AUM of nearly $1 billion across the USD and RMB funds.
We strive to invest in good businesses with excellent management teams and work alongside them to create value and bring success to the companies. All of our portfolio companies are either IPO-listed or about to go public, bringing significant returns to our LPs.
Han Kun Law Offices
https://www.hankunlaw.com/enIndex.htmlHan Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex cross-border and domestic transactions.
Our main practice areas include private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, antitrust/competition, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, compliance, private client/wealth management, intellectual property and dispute resolution.
We have more than 700 professionals located in our six offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Haikou, Wuhan and Hong Kong. All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions and dispute resolution as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.
HIKE Capital
http://www.hikecapital.comHIKE Capital, a Chinese founders fund, was established in Dec. 2015, co-founded by Mark Yang and Anna Xu.
Mark is also the founder of CARS Group and Ganji.com. Anna is the founder of NetEase News app.
As a founders fund, many of our venture partners and counselors are former founders with domain expertise. We consistently back visionary founders through all phases of growth and provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and sources they need in the technology ecosystem.
HIKE Capital manages three dual-currency funds, invests in consumption upgrade and technological innovation. As a unicorn hunter, HIKE Capital invested in Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI), RELX (NYSE: RLX), Guazi, Huohua, FlashEx, Megatronix, Yuanbao, Shimo and Halara.
Jinyi Capital
http://www.jinyi-capital.com/enJinyi Capital is a leading new generation private equity firm focused on new consumption and industrial upgrade themes in China. The firm is co-founded by executives from leading global firms such as Carlyle and TPG, with over 40 years of private equity experience collectively amongst its founding partners.
At its inception, Jinyi Capital raised one of the largest first time PE funds in the RMB market and is backed by a uniquely vast and powerful network of local partners, including some of the most influential industry giants and entrepreneurs, business conglomerates, financial institutions, fund of funds and school endowments. As an aspirational new generation firm, Jinyi Capital is firmly committed to its strategy of research-driven value investing and high impact value creation, and the empowerment of industry champions to create superior returns as well as social value.
Jinyi Capital has been consistently ranked by local PE/VC industry media and business publications as one of the leading private equity firms in China.
For more information, pls feel free to contact 高群鋒 at 86 10 5089 2799 or email at info@jinyi-capital.com
Lexington Partners
http://www.lexingtonpartners.comLexington Partners is a leading global alternative investment manager primarily involved in providing liquidity solutions to owners of private equity and other alternative investments and in making co-investments alongside leading private equity sponsors. Lexington Partners is one of the largest managers of secondary acquisition and co-investment funds with $55 billion in committed capital since inception. Lexington has acquired over 3,900 secondary and co-investment interests through more than 1,000 transactions with a total value in excess of $69 billion, including $17 billion of syndications. Lexington also invests in private investment funds during their initial formation and has committed to more than 550 new funds in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Lexington has offices strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative investing - New York, Boston, Menlo Park, London, Hong Kong, Santiago, São Paulo and Luxembourg.
Linnovate Partners
https://www.linnovatepartners.comA Fund Service and FinTech company established in 2016, Linnovate Partners has become a disrupter and leading asset servicing company in the alternative investment industry. Leveraging automation and data integration technologies, the company offers an integrated suite of technology, services, and consultancy tailored to a wide range of requirements of asset and fund managers. Linnovate Partners offers six key areas of solutions and services:
- Fund Administration
- Investor Relations
- Portfolio Monitoring Services
- Reporting Services
- Consulting Services
- Regulatory Compliance
The company was founded in Hong Kong, with operations in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shenzhen, and a growing number of locations globally. It currently employs more than 200 individuals specializing in alternative fund services, fintech solutions, R&D, and investor relations consultancy. As of 2022, Linnovate Partners manages over US$95 billion in assets and investment portfolios and administers more than 500 funds for private equity and venture capital clients.
Permira
http://www.permira.comPermira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds with total assets under management of €75bn+ and makes long-term majority and minority investments across two core asset classes, private equity and credit. The Permira private equity funds have made 300+ investments in four key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. Permira Credit is one of Europe’s leading specialist credit investors, supporting businesses with flexible financing solutions across Direct Lending, CLO Management, Structured Credit and Strategic Opportunities. Permira employs over 450 people in 15 offices across Europe, the United States and Asia.
For more information, visit www.permira.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
TPG NewQuest
http://www.nqcap.comTPG NewQuest is a leading dedicated secondary private equity platform focused on the Asia-Pacific region with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Mumbai and Shenzhen. TPG NewQuest specializes in providing strategic liquidity solutions to private equity asset owners, including private equity funds, financial institutions, corporations, hedge funds and family offices. TPG NewQuest was established in 2011 and currently manages five funds and associated co-investment vehicles with capital commitments of over US$2.9 billion. TPG NewQuest is wholly owned by TPG, Inc. a leading global alternative asset management firm with US$135 billion in assets under management.
Trustar Capital
http://www.trustarcapital.comTrustar Capital (formerly known as CITIC Capital Partners), focuses on control buyout opportunities globally and has completed over 80 investments since inception across China, Japan, U.S., Europe, etc. Trustar Capital currently manages USD7.7 billion of committed capital.
Trustar Capital is a private equity affiliate of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. Founded in 2002, CITIC Capital Holdings Limited is an alternative investment management and advisory company. The firm manages over USD16 billion of capital across 90 funds and investment products through its multiple asset class platform covering private equity, real estate, structured investment & finance, and asset management. CITIC Capital has over 150 portfolio companies that span 11 sectors and employ over 800,000 people around the world.
Vitalbridge
https://www.vitalbridge.com/Established on October 9, 2019, Vitalbridge is committed to discovering China's most dynamic entrepreneurs of vitality in the next decade. Jointly, Vitalbridge grows with them to create long-term value.
As a new generation theme-driven venture capital firm in China, we are famous for our "selective, long position" investment style, with a current management scale of $500 million, and our LPs are mainly domestic and foreign long-term funds, including leading industrial companies, Internet entrepreneurs, founders of domestic and foreign listed companies, overseas FoFs and family offices, and other top institutions and industrial capital.
Vital bridge focuses on China's transition from an economy of scale to a quality economy from the perspectives of "demographics" and "technology innovation". We focus on robotics, artificial intelligence, and technology services. Vitalbridge invests $3 million to $30 million in early to mid-stage investments to help China's digital upgrade.
VC Legal Sponsor
Cooley
http://www.cooley.comCooley LLP is an international law firm representing clients in a wide range of industries. Cooley has more than 1,500 lawyers across 17 offices in Asia, Europe and the United States. The firm represents 6,000+ high-growth new economy companies, 500+ venture fund families and closes over 2,000 venture and growth investments per year.
In Asia, Cooley has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Cooley is broadly recognized for its powerhouse technology, life sciences and venture capital practices. We represent some of Asia’s most innovative and dynamic companies and leading investors, advising on their financings, M&As and joint ventures, IPOs and other strategic transactions at all stages of their growth.
Our dedication to Asia's fund industry is unparalleled and unrivaled by any other law firm. Cooley has been advising on Asia-related matters over three decades, dating back to 1989, when the firm advised on the formation of the first institutional venture capital fund investing in China. Today, we are counsel to more than 500 private investment fund organizations worldwide, including more than 90 fund managers with their primary operations in China and other Asia countries and numerous other managers outside of the region making investments in portfolio companies in Asia. We form considerably more dollar-denominated Asia venture capital and growth equity funds in dollar terms than any other law firm worldwide. We have a team of more than 40 specialist fund formation lawyers and dozens of other practitioners dedicated to serving our clients headquartered and doing business in Asia. Multiple members of our team are Mandarin-speaking, Chinese native fund formation specialists who assist our China funds clients and their investors in both USD and RMB fund formation matters.
Exhibitors
TMF Group
https://www.tmf-group.com/TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.
We assist clients to be operationally ready in M&A transactions, be it in the planning stage or post-closing. We are a key part of our clients’ governance, providing them with critical administrative services that allow them to invest and operate safely around the world.
We make a complex world simple for them, with experts on the ground to make sure that all rules and regulations are adhered to and operational compliance is maintained.
We provide legal, financial and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 120 offices, in jurisdictions covering more than 92% of world GDP and 95% of FDI inflow. Our global technology platform and service model put our clients in control of their portfolio of entities and global locations. The data insights we deliver keep them on top of emerging regulation, the status of their own activity and any points of risk.
We serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private equity and real estate investors, and family offices. Our clients include more than 60% of the Fortune Global 500 and FTSE 100, and almost half the top 300 private equity firms.
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