Bain & Company

Bain & 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.

Adams Street Partners

Adams 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.

Asia Alternatives

Asia 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.

CDH Investments

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.

EQT

EQT 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.

Green Harbor Investment

Green 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.

Cooley

Cooley 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. 

Third Bridge

Third Bridge is a market-leading global investment research firm. We provide integrated research solutions for the world’s top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions. No other company in the world provides the same premium holistic research offering - combining access to unique and unbiased human insights content with a global expert network service. We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through our team of 1,300+ employees located across eight offices.

Third Bridge provides integrated research solutions for the world's top investors and business leaders, with a variety of products and services including Forum, Maps, Connections, Primers and Tearsheets. No other company in the world provides the same premium holistic research offering - combining access to unbiased human insights content with unique investor-led content and a global expert network service.

We’ve helped thousands of clients make better investment decisions with our market leading products and services. Our clients leverage our relevant, timely and high-quality insights to inform all stages of their investment process, enabling them to focus on what matters and move with speed and conviction.

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Alternative Investment Management Association

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the alternative investment industry, with around 2,100 corporate members in over 60 countries. AIMA’s fund manager members collectively manage more than US$3 trillion in hedge fund and private credit assets.

AIMA draws upon the expertise and diversity of its membership to provide leadership in industry initiatives such as advocacy, policy and regulatory engagement, educational programmes and sound practice guides. AIMA works to raise media and public awareness of the value of the industry.

AIMA set up the Alternative Credit Council (ACC) to help firms focused in the private credit and direct lending space. The ACC currently represents over 250 members that manage over US$1 trillion of private credit assets globally.  

AIMA is committed to developing skills and education standards and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) – the first and only specialised educational standard for alternative investment specialists. AIMA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors).

Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA)

北京基金业协会成立于 2008 年 6 月 20 日，是由私募基金行业人士自愿联合发起成立，经北京市民政局核准登记的非营利性社会团体法人。协会以“标准化、市场化、国际化”为宗旨，专注于为私募基金行业各方提供独立、专业的咨询服务，致力于促进行业环境建设，维护会员合法权益，研究行业发展动向，培养相关专业人员，组织内外交流合作，助力行业蓬勃发展。

Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA) is a non-profit social group, which was established by the equity investment fund industry in a voluntary joint initiative on June 20, 2008.With the tenet of “standardization, marketization and internationalization”, BPEA focuses on providing independent and professional information consultation, investment consulting and fundraising services for all parties in the private equity investment industry in China, through professional training, research consulting, conference services, investment and financing docking and other services which will help the industry to flourish. BPEA committed to: promote the issuance of preferential policies for PE industry, safeguard the legitimate rights of members, research development trends of PE industry, train relevant professional individuals and cooperate with domestic and overseas institutions.

CLPA

中国有限合伙人联盟（CLPA）源自2007年9月由新兴控股旗下埃曼哲集团举办的第一届中国有限合伙人论坛。由于判断中国有限合伙人市场将长期处于初期发展阶段，为了更好地提供更加市场化的有限合伙人专业顾问服务，2008年5月，CLPA中国有限合伙人协会在京成立并举办了成立仪式。后中国有限合伙人协会更名为中国有限合伙人联盟，简称CLPA中合会。

CLPA中合会自成立以来举办了多次年会及研讨会，是中国有限合伙人市场的早期推动者之一。

CVCA

中华股权投资协会（CVCA）成立于2002年，是大中华区成立最早的创业投资和私募股权投资行业协会组织。协会依托国际化的背景，秉持独立性、专业性的理念，通过市场化运作，致力于推动创业投资和私募股权投资在大中华地区的健康、可持续发展。CVCA现有逾百家会员公司，囊括了一大批国际国内最知名最具影响力的机构，包括凯雷、KKR、华平、TPG、鼎晖、贝恩、弘毅、高盛、红杉、高瓴、IDG、启明创投、中信资本等等。截止目前，CVCA会员机构管理的大中华地区美元基金约390支，总额约为六千多亿美元；人民币基金约1,290支，总额超一万亿人民币。他们拥有世界一流的投资经验和金融人才，经过全球不同地区和不同经济周期的历练，回归深耕中国市场，并成功投资于大中华地区的众多行业领域；他们致力于在中国大陆推动中国私募股权市场的繁荣和行业发展，同时也为众多最具创新性和成长潜力的公司带来快速发展机会。

Founded in 2002, the Hong Kong-based China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is the oldest and longest-running trade group representing the venture capital and private equity investment industry in Greater China. Through reliance on its international team of experts, while upholding its independence and professional integrity, CVCA is committed to promoting the healthy and sustainable development of the venture capital and private equity industry in Greater China through market-oriented operations. CVCA has more than 100 regular members and associates, including a number of the most renowned and influential firms in China and the world at large, e.g., Carlyle Group, KKR & Co., TPG Capital, Warburg Pincus, CDH Investments, Hony Capital, Goldman Sachs Group, Sequoia Capital, IDG Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and CITIC Capital. To date, CVCA members run over 390 U.S dollar-denominated investment funds in Greater China, with a total of US$600 billion in assets under management (AUM); and 1,290 RMB-denominated funds, with more than RMB¥1 trillion in AUM. With a wealth of investment experience and a proven track record in deal-making globally and across varying economic cycles, these institutions are firmly committed to the Chinese market, successfully investing in many industries in Greater China. Their substantial investment in Mainland China not only contributes to the prosperity of the Chinese private equity market and industry development, providing opportunities for many of China’s most innovative companies, these investments also align with China’s economic development strategy, contributing to the advancement of China’s real economy and its economic transformation.

ILPA

The 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.

LP Institute

LP投顾是为LP提供赋能的一站式平台。LP投顾通过社群培训、数据研究、投资顾问为各类LP提供专业化服务。LP 投顾致力于成为中国最具影响力的LP 社群交流平台及最专业的投资顾问（gatekeeper)。更多LP投顾信息，请关注LP投顾公众号lp-institute。

LP Institute serves as an all-encompassing platform dedicated to empowering LPs' community. WeLP roundtable, data research, and investment advisory specialized services to various types of LPs. We provide specialized services to various types of LPs. We aspire to become China's most influential platform for LP community and the most professional gatekeeper. For more information, please follow our official WeChat “LP Institute”.

SVCA

The Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) was formed in 1992 under the patronage of the Economic Development Board to promote the development of the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) industry. From a humble start of two, our membership now exceeds one hundred and continues to grow in tandem with the industry's development.

To foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital and private equity to the Singapore economy in support of entrepreneurship and innovation and to look after the interests of our members, promote professional development, raise professional standards as well as facilitate collaboration among members.
As a not-for-profit organisation, the association strives to:

• Promote the professional development of the industry through awards, training, workshops and conference
• Facilitate interaction and collaboration among its members through regular networking events
• Act as a platform for dialogue on regulatory and policy issues pertaining to VC and PE through data research, feedback and consultation with members and regulatory authorities
• Build linkages to centres of VC and PE activities in the region through active participation at regional and global VC & PE Initiatives

VCPC

中国科技金融促进会风险投资专业委员会

中国科技金融促进会风险投资专业委员会（VCPC））系2000年由科技部相关机构联合发起，经民政部批准成立的首家跨地区的风险投资行业社团。20年过去了，协会在建立适合高新技术产业发展的投融资环境及科技与资本市场的结合中发挥了积极作用。协会将一如既往推动风险投资的交流活动，沟通会员与各界联系，在资本市场中发挥引导、协调、服务职能。

Zhongguancun Venture Capital and Private Equity Associationa (ZVCPE)

中关村创业投资和股权投资基金协会成立于2012年，是经北京市民政局核准设立的非盈利性社团组织，在北京市科委、中关村管委会和北京市金融局等政府部门指导下开展工作，协会聚集知名创业投资、股权投资机构会员，是中关村最具代表性的行业协会之一。

协会聚集了国内知名创投企业，股权投资机构及金融机构，是中关村最具代表性的行业协会之一，如中发展集团、国科嘉和、红杉资本、IDG、真格基金、英诺天使基金、东方富海、航天科工、洪泰基金、北极光创投。自成立以来，协会也获得了很多荣誉，如“中国创投二十年优秀创投行业协会”、“最佳行业推动力服务机构”、“中关村优秀社会组织”等。

Zhongguancun Venture Capital and Private Equity Associationa (ZVCPE), established in 2012, is a non-profit social organization approved by the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau. Undering the guidance of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Zhongguancun Administrative Committee and Beijing Municipal Financial Bureau and other government departments, ZVCPE is the association that gathers well-known venture capital and equity investment institutional members. ZVCPE is one of the most representative industry associations in Zhongguancun.

Being one of the most representative industrial associations in Zhongguancun, ZVCPE has gatherd domestic famous venturing investment, equity investment institutions and financial institutions, such as Zhongguancun Development Group, Sequoia Capital, IDG, OFC, ZhenFund, Innoangel capital, casic capital, HONGTAI Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital, etc. Since established, the association has also own many honors, such as ‘China venture capital twenty years outstanding venture capital industry association’, ‘Best Industry Promotion Service Organizations’, ‘Zhongguancun Excellent Social Organizations’,etc.