AVCJ Private Equity Forum 2024
Asia's premier private equity & venture event for the last 37 years
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AVCJ Private Equity Forum
Date: 18-21 November 2024
Time: 09:00-18:00 (SGT)
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Lead Sponsors
Bain Capital
http://www.baincapital.com/Bain Capital, LP is one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we’ve applied our insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital and real estate. We leverage our shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus. With offices on four continents, our global team aligns our interests with those of our investors for lasting impact.
BC Partners
http://www.bcpartners.com/BC Partners is a leading alternative investment manager with over €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate. A pioneer in European buyout established in 1986, BC Partners today invests across Europe and North America.
- BC Private Equity has raised 11 successive funds totaling over €30 billion of committed capital, making 124 private equity investments, and generating significant co-investment deal-flow for its investors. It is currently investing its eleventh fund, targeting upper mid-market buyout opportunities across its four core sectors: TMT, Healthcare, Industrials & Business Services, and Consumer, in Europe and North America.
- BC Credit manages opportunistic and direct lending strategies targeting primarily direct private credit origination in the mid-market in North America, with opportunistic European exposure.
- BC Real Estate is investing its first fund, and targets value-add Office and Living opportunities in Western Europe with a focus on asset repositioning in high density locations.
EQT
https://eqtgroup.comEQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. Uniquely, EQT is the only large private markets firm in the world with investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT today has more than EUR 112 billion in assets under management including BPEA EQT across 45+ active funds within three business segments – Private Capital, BPEA EQT and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.
In October 2022 EQT combined with BPEA Asia to create BPEA EQT combines the private equity teams from Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) and EQT Asia, creating a comprehensive Asian private equity presence with local teams in eight cities across the region, a 25-year heritage, and more than USD 25 billion of capital deployed since inception.
Private Capital comprises six business lines: EQT Private Equity, EQT Future, EQT Ventures, EQT Life Sciences, EQT Growth and EQT Public Value. The Private Capital segment has grown rapidly and has EUR 68.2 billion in assets under management as of December 2022.
Real Assets – The Real Assets’ business segment comprises three business lines: EQT Infrastructure, EQT Active Core Infrastructure and EQT Exeter. The Real Asset segment has EUR 44.2 billion in assets under management as of December 2022.
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)
http://www.pep.com.auEstablished in 1998, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) invests through control positions in leading Australian and New Zealand based companies, typically with enterprise values in the range of A$200M-A$1B+. Operating company management teams are supported with focused governance, capital and resources in order to achieve full potential.
PEP has made 36 operating company investments and over 120 bolts-ons and joint venture acquisitions at the company level. PEP has managed ~A$9B of equity funds over the last 20 years, and recent investments have included industrial, energy, food, consumer products, healthcare, entertainment/media, pharmaceuticals and financial services businesses which have employed over 50,000 people.
PEP Fund VI closed in July 2020 at the hard cap of A$2.5B, and the Secure Assets Fund closed in June 2020 at A$360M.
PEP has been among the best performers in the private equity industry worldwide and has been included in the list of Top 20 Consistent Performers Globally by Preqin. The firm has also been recognised with various awards, including Firm of the Year, Best LBO Deal of the Year and Australian Private Equity Firm of the Year and an AVCJ Responsible Investing Award (2018), AIC Investing for Growth Award (2019) and AVCJ Exit of the Year – Mid Cap (2019) for Manuka Health.
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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Co-Sponsors
CDH Investments
http://www.cdhfund.com/Established in 2002, CDH Investments is one of the leading China focused alternative investment fund managers. With over $22 billion of assets under management, CDH invests across the alternative asset classes in Private Equity, Venture & Growth, Private Credit, Real Assets, and Public Equities. CDH partners with China’s leading businesses to create long-term value, supports its portfolio companies at various stages of their growth and development. CDH focuses on investing in the most attractive asset classes and adhering to a value-oriented investment mindset. We have invested in more than 350 companies and have helped more than 100 companies successfully list on international and China’s domestic stock exchanges.
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.
InnoVision Capital
http://www.innovisioncap.comFounded in 2016, InnoVision Capital is widely recognized as a leading next-generation Private Equity manager in Asia that has been focusing on investing in ESG space, primarily green energy / clean tech, food security and healthcare sectors for more than 20 years with strong and proven track records.
InnoVision endeavors to implement the best ESG practices among all the financial institutions with a proven track record in the pan-Asia region. The sustainable strong alpha creation comes from 3 main drivers, including investing in industry leading companies with enormous long-term growth potential and attractive entry valuation, disciplined exit strategy through multiple channels and value creation to portfolios and investors. InnoVision has obtained the UNPRI signatory and is voluntarily complied with Article 6 and supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, “UN SDGs”, investing in companies that align with the SDGs.
The Founder & CEO of InnoVision, Lane Zhao, a 20-year veteran in the private equity industry, has been focusing on ESG investment since his time prior to InnoVision at KKR as one of the founding stage members of the Asia business from 2006 to 2016. Lane pioneered the first ESG investment of KKR Asia, i.e. United Envirotech, a leading Membrane-based Integrated Environmental Solutions Provider headquartered in Singapore.
InnoVision currently has both USD and RMB funds under management, with deep industry knowledge, top-notch deal sourcing network, strong value creation capabilities, best-in-class internal processes, successful experiences in global capital markets, and deep insights into regulation trends.
InnoVision has had many successful investments since its inception, such as Beike (NYSE: BEKE), JD Logistics (2618.HK), China Securities (601066.SH, 6066.HK), WuXi AppTec (603259.SH, 2359.HK), Wanhua (600309.SH), Kuaishou (1024.HK), Inovance (300124.SZ), Lvkon, Eswin, 58 Group, Channel Soft, Vtown, Neurophth, CATUG Biotechnology, iCamuno Biotherapeutics, Kedu Healthcare, Butel, Swan Daojia, Lalami, etc. Historically, InnoVision founding team members have led or played significant roles in many successful investments in the ESG space, including United Envirotech (CEE.SG), Mengniu Dairy (2319.HK), Modern Dairy (1117.HK), Far East Horizon (03360.HK), Ping An Insurance (601318.SH, 2318.HK), Belle International, and CICC (601995.SH, 3908.HK).
InnoVision Capital firmly believes in the enormous growth potential within the green economy / clean tech, food security and healthcare industries. Within the green energy / clean tech industries, InnoVision specifically focuses on the EV supply chain, lithium batteries, hydrogen, AI water treatment, energy saving & eco-friendly solutions, waste management, energy storage, solar supply chain, and carbon exchange sectors. InnoVision is committed to investing in global industry leaders with the mission of making the world a better place through our investments.
Integrum
https://www.integrum.usIntegrum is an investment firm focused on partnering with technology-enabled services companies in the financial and business services sectors.
The firm was founded by a team of proven leaders with a vision to build a different type of investing platform benefiting from their diverse and complementary backgrounds and vast relationship network.
Integrum’s approach is to build a concentrated portfolio of high-conviction investments. Integrum aims to accelerate growth through investments in technology and other forms of innovation and by partnering with management teams to enhance access to talent, relationships, and capabilities.
J-STAR
http://www.j-star.co.jp/en/J-STAR is a private equity investment company that provides solution capitals to mid-sized Japanese companies through our investment. Founded in 2006, J-STAR has served funds managing and advising over JPY 100bn across 4 vintages, consistently producing top class performance.
We are a group of over 20 experienced, local investment professionals who have abundant experience in the private equity investment since the early stage of the Japanese buyout market. Targets investment opportunities in small to mid-sized Japanese companies with established business models that are unique, established brands and / or leading positions in their market niches that need capital via creative solution.
J-STAR strives for maximization of the business values while communicating with the management teams, shareholders including founding owners, business partners, banks, etc.
L Catterton
https://www.lcatterton.comL Catterton is a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm, managing approximately $33 billion of equity capital across three multi-product platforms: private equity, credit, and real estate. Leveraging deep category insight, operational excellence, and a broad network of strategic relationships, L Catterton's team of more than 200 investment and operating professionals across 17 offices partners with management teams to drive differentiated value creation across its portfolio. Founded in 1989, the firm has made over 250 investments in some of the world's most iconic consumer brands.
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.
Loyal Valley Capital
https://en.loyalvalleycapital.comEstablished in 2015, Loyal Valley Capital (LVC) is a thematic, research-driven private equity firm with strong entrepreneurial culture that invests in companies positioned to benefit from the secular industry transformations in China. With over US$3.5 billion of assets under management, LVC mainly focuses on three key sectors: New Consumer, Healthcare, and Advanced Manufacturing. We pride ourselves as a trusted influential shareholder by entrepreneurs, relentlessly focused on active value creation and accelerating growth via strategic initiatives through our extensive network of business leaders in China. LVC manages capital on behalf of international institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, private banks, and family offices, as well as elite entrepreneurs and founders of China’s Fortune 500 enterprises.
Madison India Capital
http://www.madison-india.comMadison India Capital is one of India’s leading private investment firms specializing in making equity investments in the financial services, technology, healthcare, consumer and business services industries. We reward shareholders of outstanding companies with liquidity and partner with ambitious management teams of high-growth, middle market companies that strive to shape their industries. Since we are specialists in our sectors of focus we are a value added investor with a deep set of industry and capital markets relationships. We partner with both management and co-investors in every investment we make and work collaboratively to build long-term, sustainable value.
We are highly innovative in structuring single company and portfolio purchases to ensure a full solution and set aside capital to support ambitious companies in their future growth plans. We manage over $600 million in assets for leading global limited partners.
ShawKwei & Partners
http://www.shawkwei.comShawKwei & Partners is an international private equity fund manager based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and San Francisco. We have been investing across Asia, the USA, and Europe for over 30 years and understand the challenges facing companies competing in today’s global markets.
We invest with mid-market industrial and service businesses capitalizing on ShawKwei’s core strengths: detailed and insightful analysis, operational skills, and transformation experience to drive business profitability and capital efficiency. ShawKwei’s partnership with management is pivotal to transforming and improving those investments.
We take significant ownership stakes in our investments coupled with our disciplined and hands-on management to assist portfolio companies to build better business and achieve long-term success. The ShawKwei strategy, methods and practices are specially crafted for businesses operating across Asia, Europe, and USA.
The Longreach Group
http://www.longreachgroup.comThe Longreach Group is an established independent private equity firm with offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo. The firm focuses on Japan and related Greater China control buyouts in the mature industrial and technology, consumer, business services and financial services sectors. The firm manages three Funds which have accumulated approximately US$2.1 billion of committed limited partner and co-investment capital and has a strong track record of portfolio company value creation and realizations.
Longreach currently has 14 investment professionals located in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The firm also enjoys the support of prominent and highly committed Advisors located in Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai, New York, London and San Francisco.
Investment Summit Legal Sponsors
Baker McKenzie
https://www.bakermckenzie.comBaker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse with unmatched private equity focus and expertise. We work with some of the world’s largest financial sponsors on acquisitions, exits and portfolio company needs. We help structure deals to minimise risk and ensure that clients achieve their goals.
With over 300 private equity lawyers, we have more experts in more markets than any other private equity practice and work seamlessly across borders to deliver innovative advice wherever it may be. Seamless, global operation is part of our DNA.
Our full service firm and breadth of practices enables us to address all aspects of the transaction, bringing specialists that are best in class in their fields.
The combination of our deep sector local expertise, and our ability to work seamlessly across each of the countries and specialisations means we can add unique value in shaping, negotiating and closing the deal. We are a true partner in the investment process, from initial investment to exit, that can help structure financing, incentivise management, create value in the portfolio company and execute a successful exit.
The results speak for themselves - we lead and close complex deals - every day.
Rajah & Tann Asia
https://www.rajahtannasia.comRajah & Tann Asia is one of the largest regional networks that brings together leading law firms and more than 1,000 fee earners across Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam; with each offering the highest standards of service to locally based clients while collectively having the capability to handle the most complex regional and cross border transactions, we are able to provide excellent legal counsel seamlessly across the region. RTA's geographical reach also includes Singapore based regional desks focusing on Brunei, Japan and South Asia.
A member of the VIMA (Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements) working group, our Private Equity and Venture Capital (PEVC) Practice is a highly integrated, multidisciplinary group of recognised experts who work closely with other practices across the firm and network. The team has extensive experience in providing comprehensive solutions through every stage of the PEVC investment cycle, including fund establishment and formation, fundraising, buyouts, distressed deals, exit planning, restructuring and financing.
At Rajah & Tann Asia, our commitment is delivering exceptional legal expertise across all regions and practices, meeting clients' needs promptly and effectively. In essence, we are Lawyers who know Asia.
VC Summit Sponsors
East Ventures
https://east.vc/East Ventures is a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 2009, East Ventures has transformed into a holistic platform that provides multi-stage investment, including Seed and Growth for over 300 companies in Southeast Asia.
An early believer in the startup ecosystem in Indonesia, East Ventures is the first investor of Indonesia's unicorn companies, namely Tokopedia and Traveloka. Other notable companies in the portfolio include Ruangguru, SIRCLO, Kudo (acquired by Grab), Loket (acquired by Gojek), Tech in Asia, Xendit, IDN Media, MokaPOS (acquired by Gojek), ShopBack, KoinWorks, Waresix, and Sociolla.
East Ventures was named the most consistent top performing VC fund globally by Preqin, and the most active investor in SEA and Indonesia by various media. Moreover, East Ventures is the first venture capital in Indonesia to sign the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), supported by the United Nations (UN). East Ventures is committed to achieving sustainable development and bringing positive impacts to society through its initiatives and ESG-embedded practices.
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Globis Capital Partners
http://www.globiscapital.co.jp/enGlobis Capital Partners is one of Japan's leading independent venture capital firm that primarily invests in Japanese startups from early stage to pre-IPO stage. Globis has managed seven funds totaling over JPY 180 billion, including latest Globis VII (final closed in March 2023 at JPY 72.7billion). All closed funds were ranked in the top quartile in global VC benchmarks in their respective vintage years, and it has multiple unicorn and unicorn potential startups in its current portfolio. About 90% of LPs are institutional investors both from and outside of Japan.
Globis almost always leads rounds and provides hands-on management support to its portfolio companies through board participation by its capitalists as well as tactical support by its value-add team GCP X. In addition, in April 2023 Globis opened a new office in San Francisco to strengthen support for the global expansion of its portfolio companies.
With its unique combination of western style investment expertise obtained through a joint venture with Apax Partners and Japan-local business expertise through Globis Group, which runs No.1 MBA program in Japan, Globis continues to lead the VC market in Japan.
Ince Capital
https://www.incecap.comFounded on July 1, 2019, INCE Capital is a venture capital firm with an investment focus on early to expansion stage companies that spearhead innovation in technology, Internet, and consumer industries.
The letters “IN” embody the firm’s commitment to make intelligent innovative investment decision, or “CE” in Chinese. INCE’s mission is to “empower the future greats”.
INCE now has more than US$1 billion in commitments under management across its managed funds. The investor base consists of the world’s leading university endowments, foundations, family offices, and funds of funds.
INCE closed its first fund in October 2019, raising a total of $351,888,000, and announced the final closing of its second US dollar-denominated fund with around US$700 million in commitments across two funds in January 2022.
INCE’s founding partners, JP Gan, Steven Hu, Stella Zhou and Paul Keung are supported by teams in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong, China.
MSA Capital
https://www.msacap.comMSA Capital is a global private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early and growth stage investments. The firm manages over USD 2 billion and invests in highly innovative and disruptive companies in the biotech, core tech, and consumer sectors. Notable portfolio companies include Meituan, Boss Zhipin, NIO, BGI, Yidu Cloud, Cloudr, Pyrotech, Cider, and Sironax. MSA’s LP base composed of regional and global institutional investors, as well as leading entrepreneurs from China.
TH Capital
http://www.thcapital.com.cnTH Capital was founded in 2007 as part of Tsinghua University ecosystem in Beijing. Owned and managed by the founding partners, the company has become a leading GP in China, investing growth capital in China’s most innovative and advanced high-tech companies. To date, TH Capital has invested minority shares in over 100 rapidly growing and highly profitable hard-tech companies across China, financing their development in their home market and beyond.
Based on 15 years of track record as an investor in industrial high-tech, our investment focus and ability are aligned with China’s top-level development goals, concentrating on Advanced Manufacturing, Next-Generation Technologies, Decarbonization and Frontier Technologies.
Investors in TH Capital’s funds include leading private market asset managers and financial institutions from China and abroad. Our 50 investment and research professionals execute our investment model based on proprietary in-house top-down industry research and unique resources of the Tsinghua ecosystem. With China Roots and a global vision, we have built strong value-add capabilities in China and abroad, supporting portfolio companies from offices in Beijing, Shenzhen and Zurich. Understanding the regulatory impact and strategic direction of China, TH Capital has developed an investment model investing across China’s strategic high-tech industries and exits its investment through IPOs on the stock exchanges in China.
With AUM exceeding RMB 20bn across 5 funds raised, TH Capital is raising its first USD fund in 2023 to provide international investors with unique access to the biggest growth investment opportunities across China’s high-tech industries.
TTGG Ventures
http://ttgg.com.cn/en/Founded in 2000, TTGG Ventures is one of the longest-running domestic fund managers in China. With over $1.3 billion in assets under management, TTGG capitalizes on opportunities in manufacturing, technology, and healthcare amidst China's structural transformation.
As of 2023, our investments have reached $3.28 billion, and 50 portfolio companies have successfully gone public. Our seasoned investment team, with over two decades of experience, delivers unparalleled market acumen and a forward-looking approach. Notably, we identified and began investing in the New Energy sector as early as 2014, placing us at the vanguard of industry shifts.
Demonstrating consistent outperformance, TTGG has maintained its position among the top quartile of RMB funds, particularly excelling in DPI over the past decade.
VC Summit 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.
LP Summit 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.
HarbourVest Partners
https://www.harbourvest.comHarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 40 years of experience and more than $125 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2023. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit.
ESG Summit Lead Sponsor
KKR
http://www.kkr.comKKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns for its fund investors by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit us on Twitter @KKR_Co.
ESG Summit Co-Sponsors
Starquest Capital
http://www.starquestcap.com/enFounded in 2017, Starquest Capital is one of the largest RMB private equity funds in China, which is managed by several highly experienced entrepreneurs and investors with over 20+ years investment, deal making experience. Starquest Capital focuses on New Economy through direct investment and FOF investment with initial AUM of around RMB 30 billion.
Focusing on opportunities in Healthcare, Digital Consumer, Intelligent Manufacturing and Technology in the new economy, Starquest Capital is on the lookout for future unicorns and for private equity investment opportunities across the entire value chain. Starquest deploys capital through reputable GPs and leading firms in various industries. With a purpose to create value for every stakeholder in the private equity industry, Starquest operates an investment process informed by its proprietary system of big data analytics and artificial intelligence and is supported by a localized professional team with global experience in direct investment and fund of funds management.
Starquest highly values green investing and sustainability principles. It was the first RMB FoF/PE investor to have joined the UNPRI and to become a signatory of the Green Investment Principles (GIP) for the Belt and Road, initiated by the China Green Finance Committee. Starquest is committed to long-term and sustainable development of the Chinese private equity industry.
Networking Coffee Break Sponsor
Intralinks
https://www.intralinks.comIntralinks, an SS&C company, is a leading financial technology provider for the global dealmaking, alternative investments and capital markets communities. As pioneers of the virtual data room, our technology enables and secures the flow of information, empowering our customers to work more productively and with complete confidence. Intralinks facilitates strategic initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate lending, debt sales, capital raising and investor reporting. Our solutions enhance these activities by streamlining operations, reducing risk, improving client experiences and increasing visibility. We’ve earned the trust and business of more than 99 percent of the Global Fortune 500 and have executed over $35 trillion in financial transactions on our platform.
LP Breakfast Sponsor
Asia Alternatives
https://www.asiaalt.comAsia Alternatives is a solution platform dedicated to helping institutional investors make investments in private equity across Asia. The Firm currently manages approximately $15.5 billion of regulatory assets under management across Asia Alternatives Capital Partners, LP (“AACP I”) ($515 million), Asia Alternatives Capital Partners II, LP (“AACP II”) ($950 million), Asia Alternatives Capital Partners III, LP (“AACP III”) ($908 million), Asia Alternatives Capital Partners IV, LP, along with its sleeve fund focused on investments outside of Japan, AACP IV Ex-Japan Investors, LP ($1 billion), Asia Alternatives Capital Partners V, LP along with its parallel fund, Asia Alternatives Capital Partners V (ERISA), LP ($1.515 billion), and Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI, LP and its related parallel funds ($1.1 billion), Asia-focused private equity Funds-of-Funds (FoF), plus other related fund vehicles. Asia Alternatives invests with top performing private equity fund managers across Asia, primarily in Greater China (Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong), Japan, Korea, South East Asia, India and Australia, and is diversified across buyout, growth and expansion, venture capital and special situations funds. The Firm currently has over 50 professionals and offices across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and San Francisco.
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