22
Sep
Going Global 2.0: The new paradigm of cross-border growth
Facing domestic saturation, Chinese companies are structurally shifting their global strategies. Leading brands now export entire supply chains and operational "know-how," rather than just products, while investors actively acquire and upgrade global assets using China’s unparalleled efficiency. Despite de-globalization narratives, cross-border investment remains a vital two-way street, allowing Chinese PE firms and global funds with Chinese roots to maintain a strong competitive edge. Our panel of investors will share their successful deployment strategies.
- With global capital increasingly shifting toward India and Japan, how can Chinese brands and PE firms break through and demonstrate their unique competitive edge?
- How do managers navigate the "East-meets-West" cross-cultural challenge when expanding overseas?
- How are GPs successfully helping Chinese companies export supply chains and operational "know-how," and upgrade global assets to deliver alpha?
- Are LPs ready to back funds with Chinese roots in "Going Global 2.0"?
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SpeakersLouis Ng Co-Head of Private Equity KPMG China
Megan Zheng Partner and Co-Head of China BlueFive Capital
Thomas Lanyi Managing Partner, Head Southeast Asia CDH Investments
Calvin Huang Private Markets Leader of Greater China SAP
Rafael Ratzel Managing Partner T-Capital International
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- As the Head of Deal Advisory Financial Services, Head of Asset Management Advisory and co-leader of the PE channel at KPMG, Louis has extensive experience in transaction advisory service and has led a large number of landmark deals in financial service and TMT sector for PE, SWF and SOE clients.
- To identify value creation opportunities in cross-border transactions, Louis maintains active and timely communication with clients in improvement of methodology and coverage of new highly concerned topics in due diligence, e.g. emerging technologies, impact of tariffs, supply chain relocation and operational "know-how" transfer in the context of global expansion.
- With extensive overseas working experience in KPMG Singapore and UK, Louis has active connections and contacts home and abroad, grasping the first-hand knowledge of domestic and foreign economic policies, global PE sector trends , including the "Going Global 2.0" wave, and the impact of recent geopolitical and economic uncertainty on financial environment, promoting the global interactions in PE/FS sector.
Megan Zheng is based in Beijing and co-leads the firm's China business. Prior to joining BlueFive Capital, she spent eight years at Investcorp in Beijing and London, where she led a number of buy-out and growth investments China and Europe. Earlier in her career, she held roles in the investment banking division of Barclays in London.
Megan holds a BA in Management from Tsinghua University, which included a program at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Thomas Lanyi is Managing Partner and Head of Southeast Asia at CDH Investments, a leading private capital management platform in Asia. Based in Singapore, he leads the firm’s investment activities across Southeast Asia, focusing particularly on Vietnam. His work spans a wide range of sectors, transaction types, and stages, and he also co-leads CDH’s global China cross-border practice.
Dr. Lanyi has been active in private equity in Asia since the late 1990s. Before joining CDH Investments in 2012, he held senior leadership roles at Mekong Capital in Vietnam and Templeton Private Equity in Singapore. He holds a Doctorate with distinction in Capital Markets Theory and Econometrics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and a CEMS Master’s degree in International Management from HEC Paris.
Beyond his professional work, Dr. Lanyi has been closely involved in the development of the regional alternative assets industry. He served as Chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) from 2017 to 2021. He currently sits on several corporate and charitable boards, including the German European School Singapore, and serves as an advisor to the Vietnam Private Capital Association (VPCA).
Calvin Huang is Private Markets Leader of Greater China at SAP. He is a seasoned leader with deep‑rooted relationships across the private equity, venture capital, and startup ecosystems in Greater China. Before joining SAP, Calvin drove strategic engagement with more than 40 venture capital firms and supported the growth of over 400 high‑potential startups at AWS. Previously, he co‑founded and scaled a global incubator with operations in more than 20 innovation hubs worldwide, including Shanghai, Berlin, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Seoul, and Helsinki. He also managed a ¥1 billion RMB early‑stage fund (approximately USD $140 million), investing in more than 700 startups across China.
Rafael Ratzel has been an integral part of is T-Capital International (华控基金) in Beijing since 2016, spearheading the firm's international initiatives as the head of TH Capital International. His strategic leadership resulted in the successful establishment of the firm’s inaugural USD Fund in 2023, which gives international investors unique access to growth investment opportunities in China's deep-tech ecosystem. The international team at TH Capital also supports portfolio companies in introducing innovative Chinese technologies to a global customer base and securing complementary technologies in Europe.
He started his career with operational roles at Siemens and Bosch in Europe, as well as Lufthansa in Hong Kong and as a strategy consultant with Roland Berger in Beijing. After his MBA, Rafael worked with the cross-border investment team at CMIG Investments in Shanghai.
Rafael holds dual degrees in Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) and Business Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has also acquired MBA degrees from Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA .
His strategic insight and leadership are also recognized in his role as a board member of the German family office and industrial holding group AEQUITA.