The AVCJ Private Equity Forum Korea successfully took place in Seoul and online on 12 September 2025. The event brought together over 540 Private market professionals including 240+ LPs from 20 countries.
The conference, which focused on the current fundraising, deal sourcing and liquidity environment across private markets featured keynote speeches from Sean K. Lee, Deputy CIO / Head of Alternative Investment Division at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Daehi Lee, CEO at Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC).
The Forum also featured leading executives from Affinity Equity Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Hanwha Life Insurance, Kakao Investment, CPPIB, TPG NewQuest, Ares Management, Partners Group and Adams Street Partners speaking on a number of well-researched topics including the asset classes and geographies that and offer best opportunities, how Korean GPs are leveraging global demand for technology and K-Culture, the key geographies for inbound and outbound activity, how investors are using secondaries to actively manage risk and streamline portfolios, the current state of play for venture capital in South Korea, the emerging trends in credit strategies for private market investors and how LPs are selecting their managers in the current landscape.
The AVCJ Private Equity Forum Korea returns to Seoul in September 2026.
2025 Forum Demographics
Lead Sponsor
Hahn & Company
http://www.hcompany.comFounded in 2010, Hahn & Co. is a private equity investment firm focused on making corporate acquisitions and investments in Korea. Based in Seoul, Hahn & Co. primarily acquires controlling positions in companies with a focus on situations in which it believes value can be derived by bringing to bear the firm’s expertise and experience as owners and operators of businesses. Hahn & Co. manages the largest Korea country fund raised to date and has invested more capital than any private equity firm in Korea since the firm’s inception.
Asia Series Sponsor
KPMG
https://home.kpmg.com/kr/enSamjong KPMG provides Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We work closely with our clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities.
KPMG Global Network
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. We have more than 227,000 (over 3,800 in Samjong KPMG) outstanding professionals working together to deliver value in 146 countries worldwide.
History of Samjong KPMG
Samjong KPMG has realized a substantial growth over the years and been named a trusted service provider by its clients with clear understanding of the clients’ issues and providing the services addressing such issues.
World-class Services: The Clear Choice
As the Korean member firm of KPMG International, Samjong KPMG declared Vision 2025 to be The Clear Choice. Samjong KPMG provides one-stop services throughout the field of audit, tax, deal advisory and consulting services with its expertise and experiences in various industries.
Corporate Transparency
With a strong belief on our principle—the wellness of a firm is determined by the transparency of its management—Samjong KPMG has been transparent with its business performance. For our clients, Samjong KPMG is committing constant efforts to enhance its corporate value by continuing to develop as a ‘Clean Firm’."
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.
CVC
https://www.cvc.comCVC Capital
CVC is a leading private equity and investment advisory firm with a network of 25 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US, with approximately €137 billion of assets under management. CVC has six complementary strategies across private equity, secondaries and credit, for which we have secured commitments in excess of €165 billion from some of the world's leading institutional investors across its private equity and credit strategies. Funds managed or advised by CVC are invested in over 100 companies worldwide, which have combined annual sales of approximately €100 billion and employ more than 550,000 people. For further information about CVC please visit: www.cvc.com.
CVC Asia
CVC has one of the largest and longest-established pan-regional office networks of any private equity business in Asia and has been active in the region since 1999. CVC's Asia private equity strategy is focused on control, co-control and structured minority investments in high quality businesses in core consumer and services sectors across Asia. Typical enterprise values are between $250 million and $1.5 billion. For further information about CVC’s Asia Pacific funds please visit: www.cvc.com/private-equity/asia.
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.
Supporting Organisations
CAIA
https://caia.org/CAIA Association is a global network of forward-thinking investment professionals, redefining the future of capital allocation in a world where traditional and alternative converge. United by a commitment to improving investment outcomes, we lead with authority, educate to inspire, and connect people who turn insight into action.
GPCA
https://www.globalprivatecapital.org/The Global Private Capital Association, which was founded as the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) in 2004, is a non-profit, independent membership organization representing private capital investors who manage more than USD2t in assets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
https://ilpa.orgThe Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) is the leading global, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the interests of private equity limited partners through industry-leading education programs, independent research, best practices, networking opportunities and global collaborations. Initially founded as an informal networking group, the ILPA is a voluntary association funded by its members. ILPA membership has grown to include almost 400 organizations from around the world representing almost 50% of global institutional assets under management in private equity.
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
https://www.kotra.or.kr/With its extensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) network including the U.S., China and European Union, you can access 85% of the global economy through Korea.
Korea has become the world’s 12th largest country in terms of GDP and 7th largest in trade volume exceeding 1 trillion USD in 2024.
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is Korea’s governmental trade and foreign investment promotion agency.
With 131 offices located in 85 countries around the world, KOTRA serves as a global business platform tailored to meet the needs of foreign buyers, investors and Korean entrepreneurs alike.
Korea Venture Capital Association (KVCA)
https://www.kvca.or.kr/en/Korean Venture Capital Association was established in 1989 with the objectives of representing Korean venture capital industry and is a member-based organization consisting of over 110 venture capital companies in Korea.
Its mission is not only to promote a more favorable system and vibrant investment environment for the development of the venture capital industry, but also to enhance awareness and understanding of the importance of venture capital to Korean economy. Furthermore , it facilitates interaction among its members as well as communication between the members and key industry participants including institutional investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and so on.
It also strives to promote international networking for the mutual cooperation of the international venture capital community. Moreover, KVCA organizes a range of activities from professional development to raising professional standards across the industry.
Supporting Media
Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ)
https://law.asia/Law.asia is an award-winning portal providing news, analysis and expert advice on business law in Asia to in-house counsel, lawyers in private practice and other business and legal leaders. It features the proprietary editorial content and archives of our premium legal magazines – Asia Business Law Journal, China Business Law Journal and India Business Law Journal – along with videos, law firm listings, awards and much more. Produced by Law.asia Limited, an independent media company, Law.asia is multilingual, offering content in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
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