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Affinity Equity Partners is an independently owned private equity fund manager comprising primarily the former investment professionals of UBS Capital Asia Pacific, the successful private equity arm of UBS AG in the region. It was spun out of UBS Capital Pacific in March 2004. We are pioneers in buyout investments in the Asia-Pacific region. Affinity raised its second external fund of US$2.8 billion at end-2006. Affinity currently advises and manages approximately US$4 billion of funds and assets, making it one of the largest independent financial sponsors in the region.
We have a proven track record of successful buyouts and control-oriented investments across the Asia-Pacific region. To date, we have completed numerous landmark transactions in eight countries with transaction value aggregating US$10 billion.
We invest in private equity deals with an emphasis on leveraged buyouts and control-oriented investments, but give consideration to minority investments on a selective basis. Our successful investment model involves working closely with the managements of portfolio companies, typically as partners and co-owners. Our investment horizon is medium to long term.
Affinity comprises an experienced team of professionals operating out of our regional offices. Each office deploys its own team of locals with considerable international educational and professional experience. All team members combine to offer a diverse background spanning financial services, operations, private enterprises and management consulting.
Affinity has 32 professionals in 6 offices: Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney, Jakarta and Beijing.
Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private investments firms managing several pools of capital including private equity, growth capital, public equity, debt securities and absolute return capital. Since its inception in 1984, Bain Capital has made private equity investments in over 300 companies around the world. Bain's competitive advantage is a value-added investment approach with a large and experienced team of investment professionals working as a globally integrated team. Bain Capital's portfolio companies have over US$100 billion in revenues. Headquartered in Boston, Bain Capital has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Mumbai, New York, Chicago, London and Munich.
Citi is the leading global financial services company with some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Through Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services and wealth management.
In the Asia Pacific region, Citi has over 50,000 employees across 19 countries and territories: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Citi's legacy in the Asia Pacific dates back more than a hundred years. Today we provide more services in more markets for more clients than any other financial institution in the region.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.
CLSA Capital Partners is the alternative asset management arm of CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Asia's leading independent brokerage and investment group. With approximately USD2.7 billion in funds under management and offices across the region, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, CLSA Capital Partners offers a diversified and increasing range of investment vehicles.
Funds currently under CLSA Capital Partners' management are:
- Aria Investment Partners, pan-Asian private equity funds providing growth and expansion capital to Asian mid-market companies.
- MezzAsia Capital, a pan-Asian mezzanine fund investing in mature businesses and leverage finance to buyout transactions and mid-cap companies.
- Fudo Capital, pan-Asian private equity funds focused on opportunistic real estate investments.
- CLSA Sunrise Capital, an opportunistic growth and mid-market buyout fund focused on opportunities in Japan.
- Clean Resources Asia Growth, an Asia-focused clean technology private equity fund. Clean technology includes all forms of sustainable agriculture, water, cleaner energy, environmental technology and waste management. The fund employs a research-driven strategy.
- Pacific Transportation, focused on regional shipping and transport opportunities.
Each fund is designed to generate exceptional returns and combines CLSA's unique understanding in Asia with a long term investment capability. Our experienced team with long established roots in the region has helped many Asian companies realise their potential. In Depth. In Asia.
Headland Capital Partners Limited
Headland's team began advising Asian private equity funds in 1989 and operated its business as HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited (HPEA) until 2010. Headland is among the largest and longest established private equity firms within Asia, having advised nine Asian regional private equity and venture capital funds during its history. In November 2010, Headland's senior executives completed the management buyout of the business by acquiring 80.1% of HPEA and re-naming the company, Headland Capital Partners Limited. The HSBC Group retains a 19.9% interest in Headland.
Headland's team has advised both private equity and venture funds with aggregate committed capital of approximately US$3.4 billion. The funds advised by Headland have made investments in more than 140 companies, primarily in Greater China, South Korea, Southeast Asia and India. Headland currently has active capital of approximately US$2.4 billion.
Founded in 1976 and led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR is a leading global investment firm with $61.9 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2011. With offices around the world, KKR manages assets through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple asset classes. KKR seeks to create value by bringing operational expertise to its portfolio companies and through active oversight and monitoring of its investments. KKR complements its investment expertise and strengthens interactions with investors through its client relationships and capital markets platform. KKR is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:KKR).
PEP Funds take control positions in a select group of Australian and New Zealand companies with enterprise values in the range A$250M~A$1B+. Operating company management are provided with capital and resources as necessary to deliver full potential.
Established in 1998, the firm has made 22 operating company investments, over 30 add-on acquisitions at the company level and manages over A$6B of equity funds. The 10 current PEP group operating companies have some A$2.6B combined revenues per annum, spanning industrial, retail, energy, consumer products, entertainment/media and the financial services industries; employ over 17,000 people and generate over A$710M dollars in profits.
In terms of liquidity and returns PEP has been fortunate over the last 13 years to be among the best performers in the industry worldwide and recognised with a number of awards, including Firm of the Year, Best LBO Deal of the Year and Australian Private Equity Firm of the Year.
Providence Equity Partners is the leading global private equity firm specializing in equity investments in media, communications, information services and education companies around the world. The principals of Providence manage funds with $23 billion in equity commitments and have invested in more than 100 companies operating in over 20 countries since the firm's inception in 1989. Providence is headquartered in Providence, RI (USA) and has offices in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Delhi and New York. Significant investments in the Asia Pacific region include Aditya Birla Telecom Limited (an owner of Indus Towers), Idea Cellular, Qiyi (a joint venture with Baidu), TVB and Study Group.
KPMG is one of the leading providers of Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We respond to clients' business challenges with a global perspective and local knowledge that spans industry sectors. Our high-performing people mobilise around our clients, using our expertise and insight to cut through complexity and deliver informed perspectives and clear solutions that our clients and stakeholders value.
The KPMG Private Equity group brings together our leading transaction advisory, deal origination and M&A Tax professionals who work full time on deals for the private equity funds. They combine industry specific skills with a deep understanding of the requirements of private equity funds as they search out the value enhancing attributes of each deal. Our professionals work closely with the management of portfolio companies, embedding ‘best practices' and helping build value prior to exit. Depending on the exit route, we also help prepare companies for IPO or manage the sales process.
KPMG Advisory professionals provide advice and assistance to enable companies, intermediaries and public sector bodies to mitigate risk, improve performance, and create value in relation to both transactions as well as their everyday activities.
KPMG's Tax services are designed to reflect the unique needs and objectives of each client, KPMG firms work with their clients to assist them in achieving effective tax compliance and managing tax risks, while helping to control costs.
KPMG - Dedicated to Private Equity.
3i is an international investor, focused on Private Equity, Infrastructure and Debt Management, investing in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Our competitive advantage comes from our international network and the strength and breadth of our business relationships. These underpin the value that we deliver to our portfolio, shareholders and fund investors.
Actis invests exclusively in the emerging markets.
With a growing portfolio of investments in Asia, Africa and Latin America; we currently have US$4.6bn funds under management.
Our work at Actis is driven by the conviction that we bring more than capital to our investments; we bring benefits to our investee companies, investors and broader society. We call this ethos the positive power of capital.
Actis believes capital invested in the emerging markets can and should be transformational for society. This belief informs all aspects of our behaviour. We work hard to be a positive force in the local economy, building relationships of influence with government and business leaders. We invest responsibly, actively promote raising ESG standards, and partner with management to ensure investee companies do likewise.
Combining the expertise of over 100 investment professionals on the ground in nine countries, we are proud to actively and positively grow the value of those companies in which we invest.
Actis closed its pan-emerging markets private equity fund, Actis Emerging Markets 3 (‘AEM3') in November 2008, with commitments totalling US$2.9bn and its pan-emerging markets infrastructure fund, Actis Infrastructure 2, on 30 September 2009 with commitments totalling US$750m.
In 2011, Actis won ‘African Private Equity Firm of the Year' for the fourth consecutive year , and Latin America Private Equity Firm of the Year', both awarded by Private Equity International Media.
AIF Capital (www.aifcapital.com) is one of Asia's largest independent private equity firms with an established track record of successfully implementing a pan-Asian, multi-industry strategy for over 16 years. The Firm has its roots in The Asian Infrastructure Fund which was launched in 1994 by five global institutions that included the Asian Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Since becoming independent in 2001, the Firm has been focused on providing equity capital to middle market companies across multiple industries in Asia for expansion, buyouts and recapitalization. For over 16 years and across various economic cycles, the Firm has established a track record of consistently outperforming comparable funds and public markets while generating superior returns for investors in its three funds. AIF Capital has received investor commitments for its funds in excess of US$1.7 billion since 1994 and has made 35 investments in nine Asian countries across a broad range of business sectors.
The Firm is led by a stable, cohesive and highly experienced team of 27 investment professionals across its offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, New Delhi and Singapore which oversees a diversified pan-Asian portfolio of investments. With over 300 years of collective experience in Asian private equity, investment, corporate finance and industry, the highly diversified team hails from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, the United States and Canada.
AIF Capital's portfolio includes investments in sectors ranging from supply chain management, media, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, aquaculture and infrastructure services to energy, telecommunications and transportation. Investors in AIF Capital managed funds include multilateral organizations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, major corporate and government pension and investment funds, insurance companies and financial institutions from Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
AMCG Partners ("AMCG" or "the Group") is an independent direct investment fund management group based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. AMCG and its associates invest in the strategic development of promising medium-sized companies with Enterprise Values of US$100 million to US$500 million, which have substantial operations in Asia and need capital for:
• Major capital expenditure programs
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Buyouts
• Restructurings
• Recapitalizations
• Privatizations
The Group manages the Asia Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., which limited partners include New York Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, the ORIX Corporation of Japan and others. Investments made by the Fund and its partners and associates range from US$20 million up to US$100 million.
AMCG acts as a strategic financial partner for companies and private equity firms by investing longer-term hybrid mezzanine-type capital flexibly structured with a combination of debt and equity components that substantially mitigates equity dilution.
AMCG Partners serves global institutional investor clients, which have needs for alternative asset investment management services via direct investment funds with lower-risk profiles. Such clients want exposure to the continued relatively higher growth and positive structural changes underway in many Asian countries and seek superior risk-adjusted returns, including current income vs. private equity. AMCG is a credit-oriented investment manager which aims to generate superior risk-adjusted returns by protecting capital and participating in equity value enhancement. AMCG applies a conservative investment approach using fundamental credit principles and practices.
Aon Mergers & Acquisitions Solutions is the leading provider of insurance due diligence, transaction liability solutions and human capital consulting services to the private equity community in Asia Pacific.
Transaction liability solutions include:
Warranty & Indemnity Insurance
Tax Liability Insurance
Environmental Insurance
Litigation Buyout/Cap Insurance
Our human capital consulting services arm, Aon Hewitt, counsels companies on the effective assessment and structuring of leadership teams, organizational and workforce effectiveness and the optimization of human resource program transition, efficacy and impact.
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its 59,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by the readers of Business Insurance.
Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.
For further details of our M&A and Private Equity services please visit http://www.aon.com/hongkong/products-and-services/risk-services/mergers-and-acquisition.jsp
Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, "Apollo") is a leading global alternative asset manager. Apollo (NYSE: APO) is a contrarian, value-oriented investor in private equity, credit-oriented capital markets and real estate, with significant distressed expertise. Apollo is led by its managing partners, Leon Black, Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan, who have worked together for more than 20 years and lead a seasoned team of 522 employees, including approximately 158 investment professionals, as of June 30, 2011.
Since its founding in 1990, Apollo has grown to become a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately US$ 72 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2011. We attribute our success to our key competitive strengths:
• our integrated business model which combines the strength of our private equity, credit-oriented capital markets, and real estate platforms and the extensive intellectual capital base of the global Apollo franchise to create a sustainable competitive advantage;
• our expertise in distressed investing and ability to invest capital and grow assets under management throughout economic cycles;
• our deep industry knowledge and expertise with complex transactions;
• our collaboration with portfolio company management teams;
• our "edge" in investing by combining our core industry expertise, comfort with complexity, and use of strategic platforms to create proprietary investment opportunities;
• our long-standing investor relationships that include many of the world's most prominent alternative asset investors;
• our track record of generating attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns;
• our strong management team, brand name and reputation; and
• our long-term capital base.
We operate our businesses in an integrated manner, which we believe distinguishes us from other alternative asset managers. The integrated Apollo platform and the experience of our investment team have enabled us to deliver strong long-term investment performance in our private equity funds and a number of our capital markets funds throughout a range of economic cycles.
Jonny Hulbert (Head of Client Service, Asia Pacific) Email. jhulbert@apollolp.com / Tel. +65 6372 5444
Tom Norton (Director, Client Service, Asia Pacific) Email. tnorton@apollolp.com / Tel. +65 6372 5468
China Renaissance Capital Investment (CRCI) is an independent private equity investment manager focuses on providing growth and venture capitals to companies across a broad range of industries in Greater China. Founded in 2005, CRCI currently manages China Harvest Funds, growth capital for business expansions, and China Spring Fund, venture capital that finances business formations.
It is an essential investment philosophy of CRCI to fund companies that are lead by strong entrepreneurs where Partners of CRCI can add substantial value through their prior business operation, advisory and principal investing experiences in the Greater China market. CRCI has 40 team members with offices located in Hong Kong, Beijing Shanghai and Chengdu.
Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC
Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC ("Clearwater" or the "Firm") is an investment firm founded in December 2001 to invest in special situations and distressed or otherwise undervalued assets and securities located in Asia, excluding Japan (the "Asia Region"). Clearwater's investment strategy is to leverage its distinct advantages in due diligence and execution capabilities across local currencies, languages and jurisdictions to build a diversified, cash generative and noncorrelating portfolio of investments in the Asia Region.
Clearwater combines the disciplines of private equity and credit investing to capitalize on what the Firm perceives to be a historic opportunity for special situations investing in the Asia Region. Clearwater's investment portfolios are diversified across various economies that comprise the
Asia Region and over 25 industries.
Clearwater has more than 70 professionals across its six primary offices, located in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul and Beijing. The Firm manages approximately $2 billion and has completed approximately 200 investments.
Coller Capital is the leading investor in private equity secondaries worldwide, with approximately $8 billion under management.
We provide liquidity to investors wishing to exit early from their private equity investments - which may be either Limited Partner positions in private equity funds or portfolios of direct investments in private companies (typically owned by financial institutions or corporations). Our investments vary widely in size - from single LP positions in small private equity funds, to large portfolios of diverse assets - from as small as $1 million, to $1 billion or more.
In 2007, the firm closed its fifth secondaries fund, Coller International Partners V, with capital commitments of $4.8 billion and backing from 200 of the world's leading institutional investors.
Coller Capital has a truly multinational investment team and a global reach.
CVC Asia Pacific has completed 36 transactions with a combined enterprise value of over US$23.7 billion in the 3 CVC Asia Funds (total commitment of US$6,845 million) across several sectors.
Completed buyout transactions are spread over the key countries of the region. Prominent deals are:
Australia - largest marketer of basic consumer brands (Pacific Brands), largest diversified media and entertainment company (Nine Entertainment) and the leading travel services and hospitality business (Stella);
Greater China - leading beverage packaging company (Zhuhai Zhongfu), largest manufacturer of blinds and shutters (Nien Made), largest independent non-bank financial services company in Hong Kong (Sun Hung Kai) and leading global manufacturer of engineered mechanical fasteners (infastech);
Korea - second largest confectionery and ice cream manufacturer (Haitai) and leading multiplex cinema operator (CJ CGV);
South East Asia - second largest precision engineering and largest metal stamping company in Singapore (Amtek), leading lottery company in Malaysia (Magnum), leading department store chain in Indonesia (Matahari), second largest fixed broadband and pay TV Player in Indonesia (PT LinkNet) and the fourth largest bank in the Philippines (RCBC).
EQT Partners was established in 1994. For over 16 years and through varying economic cycles, the business model adopted by EQT has been driven by its industrial heritage and an operational approach, focused on the long term development of portfolio companies and the execution of a strategy of generating returns for the EQT funds through sales and earnings growth. EQT Partners give advice to all EQT funds and has more than 110 investment professionals with extensive industrial and financial competence. EQT Partners has offices in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Oslo, London, Munich, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Zurich. The EQT Greater China Team is operating out of offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore as one team to advise on EQT Greater China II.
Approximately EUR 13 billion has been raised for EQT funds across 13 funds, covering six investment strategies. EQT funds are active within buyouts, expansion capital, infrastructure as well as a credit-focused fund. EQT Greater China II was launched in 2006 with commitments of USD 535 million and seeks to make control or co-control equity investments based in or connected with Greater China and South East Asia. The equity investments are typically made in privately-owned, medium-sized, high quality companies that are seeking industrial expertise for further growth. The targeted companies are in attractive and growing industries where the accumulated expertise of the EQT industrial network in developing similar companies in more mature markets is leveraged. The equity investment sizes typically range between USD20 million and USD100 million. EQT Greater China II has made 8 investments in Greater China and South East Asia.
First Reserve is a leading private investment firm in the energy and natural resource industries, making both private equity and infrastructure investments throughout the energy value chain. For 28 years, it has invested solely in the global energy industry, and has developed a preeminent franchise, utilizing its broad base of specialized energy industry knowledge as a competitive advantage. The firm is currently investing its most recent private equity fund, which closed in 2009 at approximately US $9 billion and its most recent infrastructure fund which closed in 2011 at approximately US $1.2 billion. First Reserve invests strategically across a wide range of energy industry sectors, developing a portfolio that is diversified across the energy value chain, backing talented management teams and building value by building companies.
Since its formation in 2000, Greenpark Capital has grown to become a recognised leader in global secondaries investment. We have maintained a consistent strategy across our four funds, specialising in mid-market private equity funds. We have been helping investors to re-balance their portfolios and achieve their liquidity objectives for over a decade, from portfolio re-balancing to freeing up cash. Our international team of 27 includes 13 investment professionals with the skills and experience to execute highly customised transactions in complex situations.
Greenpark currently manages over $2bn (€1.5bn) on behalf of a blue-chip international investor base including major institutions such as banks, pension funds and insurance companies from Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. With an established reputation for discreet, bespoke liquidity solutions for investors in private equity, Greenpark is well positioned for growth in the global secondaries market.
Guernsey International Finance Centre
Guernsey International Finance Centre is increasingly being recognised by leading fund sponsors and promoters as the jurisdiction of choice for their business - no matter whether traditional or alternative.
The Island has an infrastructure and expertise that is world class: experienced fund managers, administrators and custodians; pragmatic regulation; fast track capability; modern legislation; competitive tax environment; bespoke IT solutions; accounting services; and legal expertise.
Promoters and sponsors from Asia are particularly attracted to using Guernsey because the Island's location between the UK and France not only means that it is in a convenient time zone for doing business but - together with the presence of a local stock exchange - is ideal for accessing European markets.
Founded in 2003, Hony Capital is a pioneer in China's home grown private equity industry. Sponsored by Legend Holdings, a leading Chinese conglomerate, Hony has blazed the trail in formulating private equity investment strategies suitable for Chinese conditions by combining a deep understanding of local environment and people with global resources and international best practices. Today, with over USD 4.4 billion in assets under management across six funds and investments in over 40 companies, Hony is a leading China-focused private equity firm.
Adhering to the "value creation" investment philosophy, Hony partners with managers and entrepreneurs to build their businesses into sustainable leaders in respective industries. Hony focuses on sectors where it has developed expertise: pharmaceuticals and healthcare, consumer & retail, media & entertainment, financial services, construction materials, machinery, and alternative energy & resources.
Over the course of past investment practice, Hony has identified opportunities and developed successful investment models in following areas:
1) Buyout and privatization of Chinese SOE's
2) Growth capital investments in private companies
3) Cross border investments with China focus
ICICI Venture is one of the largest and most successful alternate asset firms in India with funds under management of over USD 2 billion. It has been a pioneer in the Indian alternative asset industry since its establishment in1988, having managed various funds over multiple economic and investment cycles. The Firm was awarded the Best Private Equity Firm in India Award for 2007, and then again for 2008, by PEI Group, UK.
Over the years, ICICI Venture has developed broad expertise and built an enviable portfolio of companies across sectors, including Life Sciences, Information Technology, Media, Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services and Real Estate. ICICI Venture is a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank, the largest private sector financial services group in India.
Currently, the firm has 5 practice areas:
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
• Mezzanine
• Infrastructure
• Special Situations (in strategic alliance with Apollo Global Management of US)
Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited ("IDFC")
Established in 1997 and listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange in 2005, IDFC is a new generation, specialised Indian financial institution focused on infrastructure. It owns a leading domestic investment bank and has a growth mandate in private equity and asset management.
IDFC is today the sponsor behind one of the largest pools of private equity capital in India, focused on infrastructure and infrastructure-related investments, with aggregate commitments of US$2.2 billion across four funds.
IDFC Private Equity manages a corpus of INR60 billion (US$1.3bn) across three funds, and is India's largest and most active private equity fund focused on infrastructure and related areas.
IDFC Project Equity manages the India Infrastructure Fund (IIF), with a corpus of INR38 billion (US$927million). IIF focuses on investing equity for the long-term in a diversified portfolio of core infrastructure assets in India.
For more information, visit the websites:
www.idfc.com
Innovation Works Development Fund
Innovation Works Development Fund (IWDF) is a $180 million early stage venture capital fund, set-up in late 2009 by Dr. Lee Kai-Fu, in conjunction with Innovation Works (IW), its incubating arm. We have only one purpose in mind: to invest in the most promising technology teams in China, in the booming consumer internet, mobile internet and cloud computing sectors. We have 17 portfolio companies to date, the majority of which have been incubated at IW, led by some of the most talented young entrepreneurs and co-invested at Series A by some of the top-tier VCs in China. As such, IWDF differs from its peers by being a captive, very focused and truly early stage fund.
Keytone Ventures ("Keytone") is a china-focused venture fund committed to building industry-leading companies and partnering with world-class entrepreneurs.
Keytone Ventures currently manages over $400 million capital and the team has extensive vertical expertise and solid operational experience. Founding partners were former Founding Managing Partner at KPCB China and Partner at IDGVC who led some of the most successful exits in China. Our portfolio companies present unique technology opportunities and innovative business models, and have strived to become industry leaders in China, including ChinaPnR, Papaya Mobile, Analogix, China Special Article Logistic and Borqs. Keytone targets early-stage and early-growth-stage companies and primarily identifies investment opportunities in technology, clean technology, consumer services, media and advertising.
The Longreach Group is an investment firm established in October 2003 to focus on control-oriented investments in strategically driven private equity opportunities in Japan and North Asia by developing tailored solutions suited to the unique needs of each investment situation. Longreach has particular focus on the technology, industrial, financial services, business services and consumer related sectors.
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, New York, London and San Francisco.
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from more than 1,300 offices in 42 countries. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
Navis Capital Partners was founded in 1998 in order to make private equity investments in buyouts in Asia, particularly in enterprises with a strong presence in South and Southeast Asia.
Navis acquires control of its portfolio companies. Since 2000, Navis has made over 60 investments, of which 15 have been follow-on acquisitions. All Navis' companies are leaders or near leaders in their fields.
The firm contributes both capital and management expertise to its portfolio companies with the objective of directing strategic, operational and financial improvement. Navis' investment model places a low reliance on leverage to drive its equity returns.
The firm manages several private and public equity funds totaling over USD 3 billion, managed by what is now one of the largest private equity teams in Asia, operating from seven offices across the region.
Oaktree is a premier global alternative and non-traditional investment manager with $85 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2011. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, high yield bonds, convertible securities, senior loans, corporate control (including power opportunities), real estate, emerging market equities and mezzanine finance. Oaktree was founded in 1995 by a group of principals who have worked together since the mid-1980s. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has approximately 615 employees and offices in 13 cities worldwide.
Founded in 2002, PAG is now one of the region's largest Asia-focused alternative investment managers, with funds under management across Private Equity, Real Estate and Absolute Returns strategies.
PAG has a presence across Asia with over 260 staff working in the region.
Propel Investments is a Sydney-based independent private equity manager focused on direct mid market (buy-out, buy-in and expansion) investments in Australia and New Zealand. It typically invests in established businesses with Enterprise Values in the range of A$50 million to A$250 million.
Founded in June 2007 by former executives of DB Capital Partners (the private equity arm of Deutsche Bank), Propel Investments currently manages over A$250 million in capital on behalf of domestic and offshore institutional clients.
The Propel Investments team has a successful track record in sourcing, completing, managing and exiting private equity investments across a range of sectors, such as:
- Advanced metering (electricity and gas)
- Debt collection
- Funeral homes
- Retail and wholesale apparel
- Bulk storage facilities
- Building supplies
- Engineering services
- Outsourced services
- Healthcare
Shoreline Capital is a private fund manager founded in 2004 to specialize in finding and creating value in distressed assets and special situation investments in China. The firm currently manages over US$320 million of capital in portfolios of non-performing loans, restructured single credits, special situation financings, distressed private equity and real estate. Shoreline Capital has over twenty professionals in China with deep local experience navigating China's financial and legal environments. Over the years Shoreline Capital has developed a unique internal platform for acquiring and exiting non-performing loans and other distressed assets. The team is heavily engaged in distressed asset sourcing, due-diligence, pricing, acquisitions, as well as various exit strategies, including third-party sales, litigation, restructurings, workouts and liquidations.
Prior to 2008, Shoreline Capital established itself as the leading Chinese distressed investor by successfully sourcing and servicing over US$1.6 billion of Chinese nonperforming loans (outstanding principal). It closed its first discretionary fund at US$178.2 million in 2008 with an investor base of primarily endowments, funds-of-funds, pensions and foundations.
Founded in 1868, Tata is India's largest, most reputed and diverse business conglomerate. The group comprises over 98 operating companies of which 28 are listed with a combined market capitalization of USD 105 billion; the remaining 70 companies are private/ unlisted. Tata's consolidated revenue (FY10-11E) of over USD 80 billion is equivalent to 5.2 per cent of India's GDP. Tata has a meaningful presence in over 40 discrete industry sectors and many more sub-sectors with market leadership in over 50 per cent of its sectors of operation. Tata is India's first truly multinational conglomerate and derives over 57 per cent of its revenue from markets outside India.
Tata is also one of India's oldest fund managers (since 1937, through a listed company) and has been managing third party funds since 1995. Today, Tata manages multiple public equity and private equity funds with a combined AUM of over USD 6.4 billion including USD 2 billion of international funds. Tata has a market leading private equity program with USD 1.6 billion of AUM across private equity and real-estate strategies.
The Tata Opportunities Fund is a unique, USD 1 billion exclusive private equity fund that will make equity investments principally into, and alongside Tata entities. The Fund has concluded its First Closing for USD 450 million, after only 5 months of marketing. The Fund is sector agnostic and stage agnostic and seeks to build a diversified portfolio through a mix of growth capital and buy-out strategies. Strong team with full cycle private equity experience, off-market and proprietary portfolio and best in class governance and conflict management are highlights of the Fund.
Unitas Capital is one of the most experienced financial sponsors in Asia with US$4 billion in capital commitments under management. The Firm was originally founded in 1999 as J.P. Morgan Partners Asia, an independently managed buyout firm targeting market leading branded consumer, retail and industrial companies across Asia. J.P. Morgan Partners Asia subsequently spun-off from JPMorgan in 2005 to become CCMP Capital Asia, and the firm has since rebranded itself as Unitas Capital in January 2009.
Unitas Capital seeks to lead leveraged buyouts of medium to large sized market leading companies in Asia. Since its inception, Unitas Capital has led some of the largest management buyouts in the region.
Since 1999, Unitas Capital has advised on investments exceeding US$2.3 billion into 27 companies with a total transaction value of over US$14 billion. These investments are located in our focus markets of Australia & New Zealand, Greater China, Japan, Korea and Singapore. The Firm's core strategy is to target control investments in market leading branded consumer, retail and industrial companies with strong cash generative business models, high barriers to entry and differentiating capabilities or products. In particular, the Firm focuses on companies where it is able to utilize its operationally driven business model to create value and drive returns. The Firm's buyouts also typically involve the prudent use of leverage to enhance returns.
Established in 2005, Vogo Fund is the largest independent Korea-dedicated buyout fund with over US$ 1.1 billion in committed capital, with blue-chip Korean and international financial institutions as its investors.
Vogo Fund currently has five portfolio companies, with four control buyouts and one significant minority investments under its active management. First successful partial exit has been made through the IPO of Tong Yang Life Insurance in late 2009, while definitive sale agreements of two other investments, Novita and BC Card, have been finalized. Vogo Fund focuses on investment opportunities in a broad range of industries in Korea, seeking control or significant minority stake in a target company.
We rely on our local network and insight in identifying and sourcing investment opportunities and in enhancing value of our investments. Our significant experience, presence and commitment in Korea allow us to identify and source proprietary investment opportunities and to actively manage our portfolio companies.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ("WCAS") is one of the largest and most successful private equity firm focused on two industry sectors: information/business services and healthcare. Since the firm's founding in 1979, WCAS has organized 15 limited partnerships with total capital of $20 billion. WCAS is currently investing a $3.85 billion equity fund, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XI, L.P., and a $1.3 billion dedicated subordinated debt fund, WCAS Capital Partners IV, L.P.
WCAS's strategy is to buy growth businesses, partner with outstanding management teams and build value for its investors through a combination of operational improvements, internal initiatives and strategic acquisitions. Since 1998, over 85% of WCAS's investment returns were generated by the operational growth of its portfolio companies.
In information/business services, WCAS has invested a total of $7.2 billion of equity in 92 portfolio companies and has generated a 26% internal rate of return and a 2.1 times investment multiple on 80 realized or publicly traded investments. In healthcare, WCAS has invested a total of $6.2 billon of equity in 72 portfolio companies and has produced a 21% internal rate of return and a 2.1 times investment multiple on 61 realized or publicly traded investments.
Given our view that valuations are high, WCAS monetized several investments in 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2010 alone, WCAS sold five portfolio companies to strategic buyers and private equity firms, generating $1.8 billion in realizations and representing a combined enterprise value of $5.7 billion. Total 2010 WCAS Partnership distributions were $2.3 billion, representing $1.66 for every $1.00 of capital invested in 2010. Over the last five years, the WCAS Partnerships generated $4.2 billion of net liquidity to our investors, with $8.8 billion of distributions as compared to $4.6 billion of capital calls. We believe that our investment approach, which is focused on constructing a well-diversified portfolio, will generate exceptional returns.
Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the United States' leading law firms with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm provides corporate law, litigation and real estate services to clients ranging from start-up companies to Fortune 500 multinationals, with a focus on matters involving private equity; technology companies; financial services; real estate, REITs and real estate capital markets; intellectual property; and products liability and mass torts. The firm excels at complex and sophisticated transactional work and precedent-setting, bet-the-company litigation. Our attorneys combine in-depth legal knowledge with practical business experience to deliver outstanding results for clients. Goodwin Procter is sustained by an entrepreneurial culture and driven by a commitment to excellence, innovation and client service.
Goodwin Procter LLP is a national leader in the private equity sector. We are one of the few firms in the world with true expertise across stages and investment types, ranging from early stage to growth equity to highly sophisticated buyouts. Our work covers the full life cycle of clients' investments - from fund formation to exit and everything in between. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report, announced that Goodwin Procter was in their Top Tier for Private Equity. In 2009, Buyouts Magazine named us "Law Firm of the Year" for the buyout industry. Also, Private Equity Analyst's annual guide to the most active law firms ranked Goodwin 6th for buyouts and 5th overall for combined venture capital and private equity transactions in 2009. We have also consistently received top recognition from Chambers Global and Chambers USA in the categories of Buyouts, Venture Capital and Fund Formation, based on feedback provided by clients and peers.
With more than a thousand lawyers in fifteen offices around the world, Morrison & Foerster LLP offers clients comprehensive, global legal services in business and litigation. The firm is distinguished by its unsurpassed expertise in finance, life sciences and technology, legendary litigation skills, and an unrivaled reach across the Pacific Rim, where the firm has nearly 200 lawyers resident in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Our attorneys are well positioned to provide our clients with on-the-ground support for their business ventures around the Asia-Pacific region and internationally. IFLR 1000 recognizes the firm as a leading private equity firm in Asia and notes, "Morrison & Foerster has one of the leading venture capital practices in the market."
Our Record
• Band 1 for private equity and venture capital in China by Chambers Asia 2011
• Highly recommended as a leading advisor for private equity and venture capital investments in Hong Kong and China each year since 2006 by PLC Cross Border's Private Equity Handbook
• Winner of Chambers & Partners' "2011 International Firm of the Year in Japan" Award
• Band 1 for M&A in Japan by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and PLC Which Lawyer?
• Winner of Asian-Counsel magazine's "2011 Firm of the Year" for Capital Markets in Japan and "2010 Firm of the Year" for Telecoms, Media and Technology in Hong Kong
• Sole Japan recipient of the International Law Office's "Client Choice Award" for excellence in client services (based on a survey of 1000 in-house counsel)
What Our Peers Say About Us
• "Morrison & Foerster has been lauded by rivals for its strong practice in private equity and venture capital." (IFLR 1000, 2011)
• "Spot-on on the issues, very commercial and always helpful." (IFLR 1000, 2010)
• "Responsive, client-oriented approach and top-quality legal advice" (Chambers Global, 2010)
• "Foreign lawyers that are simply the most constructive, fast-thinking people in the business" (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2010)
• "Its international lawyers are supported by senior Chinese lawyers - they work together closely and seamlessly." (Chambers Asia, 2011)
• "Earns ranking for its 'experience and international reach'." (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2010/2011)
Ogier is an award winning world leader in the provision of offshore legal and fiduciary services. Our integrated legal and fiduciary approach has proved a winning combination which enables us to secure awards for the quality of our services and our people.
The Group employs over 850 people and provides advice on all aspects of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law and fiduciary services through our international spread of offices that cover all time zones and key financial markets. Our network includes Bahrain, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Core Services Include:
• Corporate & Commercial Services
• Employee Benefits
• Investment Funds
• Private Client and Trusts
• Real Estate Investment
• Structured Finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Banking
• Litigation
In Asia, an experienced team of lawyers and administrators is located in Hong Kong with client services offices in Shanghai and Tokyo. This team is the only offshore team in Asia committed and able to provide those services by having qualified lawyers from each of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey located in our office in Hong Kong. Our professional staff speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese to better service our Asian clients in their native languages.
Troutman Sanders is an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers and 16 offices in Asia, North America and Europe. Founded in 1897, the firm's lawyers provide counsel and advice in practically every aspect of civil and commercial law related to the firm's core practice areas: Corporate (including private equity, capital markets, M&A, etc), Finance, Litigation, Public Law and Real Estate.
Troutman Sanders lawyers have been serving clients doing business in Asia for over 20 years. The offices in Hong Kong and China work closely with one another, and with the firm's other global offices, bringing the right mix of international and local legal knowledge and experience to clients to meet their legal needs for their businesses worldwide. The majorities of our Greater China Practice lawyers are admitted to practice in more than one country, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, and are fluent in more than one language.
Troutman Sanders is recognized as a leading law firm in Hong Kong and China by Chambers Asia, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and the PLC Cross-Border Private Equity Handbook, in the fields of private equity, corporate/ M&A, capital markets, real estate, dispute resolution and intellectual property, in Hong Kong and China respectively. Also, Troutman Sanders was ranked by Bloomberg League Tables for Hong Kong Equity IPO Manager Advisers as one of the Top 10 Hong Kong legal advisers in 2009 and by The BTI Client Service 30 as one of the elite law firms that clients say are the best at client service.
Our lawyers have extensive experience in assisting clients with consummating complicated cross-border and foreign investment transactions as well as providing seamless, multi-jurisdictional legal advice and service. Troutman Sanders emphasizes the importance of being proactive in Greater China's highly regulated economy and assisting clients in achieving their business objectives in Greater China.
SecondMarket is the marketplace for alternative investments and an online destination to get market data, connect with other investors and transact in assets such as private company stock, fixed income, public equity and bankruptcy claims. SecondMarket makes it easier to transact in fragmented markets by connecting buyers and sellers in an online investment platform and providing the market and operations expertise to complete trades. Since the firm was founded in 2004, more than 75,000 individuals and institutions have signed up to SecondMarket and
Alter Domus is a global provider of outsourced administration services for alternative investment fund industry, large multinationals and family offices. Headquartered in Luxembourg, we also maintain offices in Hong Kong, P.R China, Singapore, Belgium, Cyprus, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Malta, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New York and United Kingdom.
Our focus on meeting our client's evolving needs has allowed Alter Domus to emerge as a leader in corporate management and fund administration services sectors. Relying on a dedicated team of approximately 500 skilled professionals and utilising a world-class technology infrastructure, we offer services that support the accounting, regulatory and compliance requirements of our clients in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including all major off-shore jurisdictions.
Today, many of the world's foremost private equity, real estate firms, hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and large multinationals are Alter Domus' clients. Our clients benefit from the specialised knowledge we have gained through more than 20 years of experience in the respective industries. Our fully integrated services includes: company formation, fund launch, fund administration, fund accounting, investor relations, corporate management, tax compliance, and financial reporting.
Citi is the leading global financial services company with some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Through Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services and wealth management.
In the Asia Pacific region, Citi has over 50,000 employees across 19 countries and territories: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Citi's legacy in the Asia Pacific dates back more than a hundred years. Today we provide more services in more markets for more clients than any other financial institution in the region.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.
New Pacific Consulting is the leader in providing Private Equity and their portfolio firm's China industrial sector due diligence and research. NPC's China practice has over 25 consultants across four dedicated industrial teams including Power, Building, Chemicals and Industrial Equipment.
NPC's clients include many of largest global and Chinese private equity firms, as well as various industrial focused medium sized funds. More information about NPC available at: www.newpacificconsulting.com
Relevant Equity Systems
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Bring the industry's best practices to the operations of your firm. Relevant provides apps for:
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Discover how you can run your business more professionally and provide your investors with industry-compliant quarterly reports and correspondence.
Go to www.relevant.us/equityworks for more information. Or contact our Shanghai-based partner, ECFO Transaction Services, at +86-21-5425-5935.
Capital Dynamics is an independent asset management firm focusing on private assets, including private equity, clean energy and infrastructure, and real estate. Capital Dynamics offers investors a wide range of products and services: funds of funds, direct investments, separate account solutions and structured private equity products.
With more than 20 years of experience and over 150 employees, Capital Dynamics serves a diverse group of institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, family offices, and high net worth individuals and their advisors. Headquartered in Switzerland, Capital Dynamics has offices in London, New York, Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, Sao Paulo, Munich, Birmingham (UK), and Zug.
LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative assets and fund of funds manager focused on institutional investors. The firm currently manages USD 21 billion in hedge fund and private equity investments globally. A team of more than 180 professionals, representing 33 nationalities, is responsible for managing the Crown and Castle alternative investment programs. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon (SZ), Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
MVision is widely recognised as the world's leading independent international alternative assets advisory and placement firm, focusing on Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Real Assets, Credit and direct transactions, in both the developed and emerging markets.
At MVision we raise capital for and advise on a wide variety of alternative assets funds and investment strategies, including direct transactions and managed accounts, leveraging all our resources for each of our clients.
We execute as one team - an industry-leading group of 50 professionals operating out of offices in London, New York and an associated consultancy office in Hong Kong, covering established and new institutional investors in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and other markets.
MVision has established a reputation for delivering the highest levels of strategic advice, private placement skills and professionalism, routinely exceeding the most demanding expectations of its clients worldwide.
MVision's worldwide client base is composed of current and future market leaders in the major and emerging economies globally, with whom we work on a long term basis. The company's goal, based on the belief that fundraising is far more than a one-time event, is to assist its clients with the ongoing task of funding and growing their businesses whilst effectively managing the issues associated with expansion - interaction, positioning, growth and success.
MVision is committed to ensuring rapid and successful fundraising for its clients with the least possible disruption to their ongoing business. It has never been more important that General Partners should remain free throughout the process to concentrate on investment and portfolio management.
Our familiarity with the requirements of investors is an important advantage that enables us to roll out meticulous plans for focused marketing and to produce the optimum investor base for our clients.
Baker and McKenzie's network of 14 member firms across the Asia Pacific enables us to manage complex, cross-border transactions effectively, whilst providing a local perspective in more jurisdictions than any other firm in the region. Our global private equity team is large, multi-disciplinary and widely experienced in the dynamics of the investment life cycle. The depth of our experience, together with our ability to combine global transactional expertise with a local outlook, helps our diverse client base to maximise and retain the value in the transactions they undertake. We represent private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, financial institutions, pension funds, strategic investors, portfolio companies and management teams investing in a broad range of industries in the Asia Pacific.
As a result our track record in the private equity arena speaks for itself. We advise on high profile transactions in the region, are recommended in leading legal directories and regularly appear in the relevant league tables.
CVC Asia Pacific has completed 32 transactions with a combined enterprise value of over US$20.5 billion in the 3 CVC Asia Funds (total commitment of US$6,845 million) in many sectors.
Completed buyout transactions are spread over the key countries of the region. Prominent deals are:
Australia - largest marketer of basic consumer brands (Pacific Brands), largest diversified media and entertainment company (PBL Media) and the leading travel services and hospitality business (Stella);
Greater China - leading beverage packaging company (Zhuhai Zhongfu), largest manufacturer of blinds and shutters (Nien Made) and largest vertically integrated printing and packaging company (Hung Hing);
Japan - number one food service company and family-restaurant chain (Skylark);
Korea - second largest confectionery and ice cream manufacturer (Haitai) and leading multiplex cinema operator (CJ CGV);
South East Asia - second largest precision engineering and largest metal stamping company in Singapore (Amtek), leading lottery company in Malaysia (Magnum), and leading department store chain in Indonesia (Matahari).
For more information about CVC Asia Pacific, please visit http://www.cvcasia.com
GLG Research believes that speaking with on-the-ground experts enables PE/VC investment teams to make more accurate assessments of business opportunities. That's why we connect our PE/VC clients with subject-matter experts at all stages of the investment process: deal vetting, due diligence and portfolio management.
• Deal Vetting: When evaluating opportunities, private equity leaders benefit from quickly hearing the perspectives of experts in the industry - making the call as to whether further diligence is warranted.
• Due Diligence: Investment teams need to access experts across the value-chain of their target, providing unique insights into market position, opportunities and potential red-flags. Experts with technical backgrounds can join the deal team to fill specific roles and provide independent assessments.
• Portfolio Management: Leverage industry expertise to enhance operations of portfolio companies, identify operating partners/board members, benchmark key competitors and effectively manage companies from investment to exit.
GLG Research is the first primary research provider in Greater China. Based in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, our dedicated team of 100 professionals has built our network to 25,000 experts in China. Key partnerships with the Research Center of SASAC, Ushi.com, Bloomberg, and representation from 100+ industry trade associations in China enrolled into the GLG Councils give us unparalleled reach for PE/VC firms focused on this market.
In Asia, we have 200 research professionals responsible for identifying the right expert to answer our clients' questions efficiently and confidentially. Based across eight offices in key markets, these local research teams leverage a global network of 300,000 individuals - including 45,000+ in Asia.
For more information, visit gersonlehrmangroup.com, call us at +852 2501 0012 or email Matthew Creedon, Head of Asia Business Development at mcreedon@glgroup.com
eFront is a leading software provider of solutions dedicated to the financial industry with a recognised expertise in alternative investments and risk management. eFront's solutions serve over 240 customers in more than 30 countries, including major companies in the private equity, real estate investment, banking and insurance sectors. Founded in 1999, eFront has offices in London, Paris (HQ), New York, Montreal, Dubai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Bonn and Jersey. eFront is a public company listed on NYSE Euronext.
IntraLinks (NYSE: IL) is a leading global provider of Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") solutions for securely managing content, exchanging critical business information and collaborating within and among organizations. Our cloud-based solutions enable organizations to control, track, search and exchange time-sensitive information inside and outside the firewall, all within a secure and easy-to-use environment.
Our customers rely on our cost-effective solutions to manage large amounts of electronic information, accelerate information-intensive business processes, reduce time to market, optimize critical information workflow, meet regulatory and risk management requirements and collaborate with business counterparties in a secure, auditable and compliant manner. We help our customers eliminate the inherent risks and inefficiencies of using email, fax, courier services and other existing solutions to collaborate and exchange information. More than 1,000,000 professionals in industries including financial services, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer, energy, industrial, legal, insurance, real estate and technology, as well as government agencies, have utilized IntraLinks' easy-to-use, cloud-based solutions.
J.P. Morgan Private Equity & Real Estate Services
J.P. Morgan Private Equity & Real Estate Services (PERES) provides innovative outsourced private equity, real estate and infrastructure solutions which leverage our extensive expertise, powerful technology and proven processes. We have distinct and targeted solutions for alternative asset fund sponsor general partners, limited partner investors, and fund of funds managers and investors. J.P. Morgan combines global reach with decades of experience and a reputation for superior quality of service distinguished by the breadth of our capabilities - waterfall & carry administration, financial calculations oversight, property data aggregation, and sophisticated investor performance reporting & analytics.
J.P. Morgan's strengths have earned top rankings four years in a row by Global Custodian's independent client survey, and this year was recognized with the most Best-in-Class service category awards. The team also earned recognition as the Global Infrastructure Fund Administrator of the Year from Private Equity International's Infrastructure Investor Awards in 2009 and 2010. For more information on PERES, go to www.jpmorgan.com/pefs
Private Equity & Real Estate Services is a division of J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services. Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) is a premier securities servicing provider that helps institutional investors, alternative asset managers, broker dealers and equity issuers optimise efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue through the safe-keeping, valuing, clearing and servicing of securities and portfolios. A division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, WSS leverages the firm's global scale, leading technology and deep industry expertise to service investments around the world. It has $16.3 trillion in assets under custody and $7.5 trillion in funds under administration. For more information on WSS, go to www.jpmorgan.com/wss.
Over 4,300 of the world's leading companies, private equity and venture capital firms actively use S&P Capital IQ to enhance deal flow, evaluate opportunities more efficiently, and add value to portfolio companies. The core of S&P Capital IQ is a rich database that contains comprehensive information on the vast majority of organizations and professionals that are relevant to private capital investors.
With S&P Capital IQ, you can access profiles of over 2,300,000 private companies, 66,000 public companies, 694,000 transactions, and 2,000,000 professionals across the globe. In addition, you can access news from over 20,000 sources, and have email alerts sent to you about companies you are tracking. Seamlessly integrated with the database are hundreds of easy-to-use tools that map to the day-to-day work processes of private capital investors.
For more information on S&P Capital IQ, please see our website at: www.capitaliq.com, send us an email at sales@capitaliq.com, or call us at +852 2533 3588.
Invest Hong Kong is the department of the HKSAR Government for Foreign Direct Investment, supporting overseas, Mainland and Taiwanese businesses to set up and expand in Hong Kong. We provide free advice and customised services to help your business succeed in our vibrant economy.
We can provide the latest information on Hong Kong's business environment including sector-specific advice, business incorporation procedures, licensing requirements, tax and business regulations, cost-of-business models, employment legislation, work visa requirements, and business networking opportunities. We also provide public relations services during the launch and expansion of your company.
InvestHK can also arrange introductions for you with financial regulators, professional associations and government departments.
For more information, please visit our website www.investhk.gov.hk or contact our Head of Financial Services, Ms Priscilla Law at plaw@investhk.gov.hk or (852) 3107 1085.
Bloomberg Television, available in over 270 million homes worldwide, provides continuous coverage of the people, companies and events that move the markets and shape the business day ahead. With hubs in Hong Kong, London and New York, Bloomberg Television presents 24-hour coverage of business, political and world news, as well as evening programming including the acclaimed "Charlie Rose"
talk program. More than 2,300 reporters located worldwide and in bureaus in Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore enable Bloomberg Television to quickly cover the news as it happens, from where it happens.
Brunswick is an international corporate relations and communications consultancy with more than 80 partners worldwide across 18 offices in 11 countries. Established in 1987, the company has grown organically into a private partnership that operates as a one-firm firm, offering a seamless service across international boundaries.
Brunswick focuses on managing complex relationships and maintaining clear and effective communication for its clients with audiences including capital markets, media, regulatory and internal stakeholders.
Active in Asia since 2004, Brunswick's regional team comprises of over 40 seasoned professionals based in Beijing and Hong Kong.
The Wall Street Journal Asia is the leader in global business news for Asia. Since 1976, it has provided indispensable news and analysis of regional and global business developments for an influential pan-Asian audience of corporate and government decision-makers. The Wall Street Journal Asia has been voted the most "important business reading" among international daily newspapers in Asia in every ABRS/BE:ASIA study since the survey's inception in 1985.
The Wall Street Journal's China staff won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for coverage of the consequences of the nation's rapid growth. Dow Jones publications won a combined five awards in the 2009 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence.
Edited and published in Hong Kong, The Wall Street Journal Asia is printed in eleven Asian cities-Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo-and distributed throughout the Asia Pacific region. More than 75% of its subscribers are Asian.
The Wall Street Journal's Web site for Asia is at www.asia.wsj.com and homepage for India is at www.india.wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal is also published online in Japanese at www.japan.wsj.com and in Chinese at www.chinese.wsj.com.
The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) seeks to grow and develop the venture philanthropy movement across the Asia Pacific region. Modelled on our sister network in Europe - the European Venture Philanthropy Association - we will provide a range of services that meet the unique needs of members in this part of the world.
We are now building a coalition of individuals and organisations which would like to join us in making the AVPN a vibrant philanthropy community. We will launch the Network in early 2012 and are registered as a Charity in Singapore.
AVCAL, the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited, was established in 1992 as a forum and voice for participants in the private equity and venture capital industry. Membership includes almost all the domestic and international PE and VC fund managers active in Australia. PE and VC are key sources of capital for companies of all sizes, to enable their growth and realise their potential. VC is one of the few sources of capital available to enable entrepreneurs to convert innovative ideas into sustainable enterprises. Australian PE has around $22.4b under management while VC has around $2.8b under management. www.avcal.com.au www.twitter.com/avcal1 www.linkedin.com/in/avcal
Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA) was established on Jun 20, 2008
Until now, BPEA has 83 members, which managed over 320 billions, our members including top China PE/VC institutions such as, Hopu Investments Management Co., Ltd., Hony Capital and CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Co., Ltd. etc.
BPEA committed to:
Promote the issuance of preferential policies for PE industry
Build the self-regulatory discipline of PE industry
Safeguard the legitimate rights of members
Research development trends of PE industry
Train relevant professional people
Cooperate with domestic and oversea institution
BPEA Service Center:
BPEA provide services for industrial and relevant people: professional consultation and guidance, fund registration and recording, business meeting, training and so on.
For more information, please visit: http://www.bpea.net.cn/
Or contact :
Jenny Chen
Tel:+86（10)-88087202
Email: kmchen@bpea.net.cn
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is an independent, global membership association whose mission is to catalyze private equity and venture capital investment in emerging markets. EMPEA's 300 members include the leading institutional investors and private equity and venture capital fund managers across developing and developed markets. EMPEA leverages an unparalleled global industry network to deliver authoritative intelligence, promote best practices, and provide unique networking opportunities, giving our members a competitive edge for raising funds, making good investments and managing exits to achieve superior returns.
In support of its mission, EMPEA:
• Researches, analyzes and disseminates authoritative information on emerging markets private equity;
• Convenes meetings and conferences around the world to promote information exchange between leading fund managers and institutional investors;
• Offers professional development programs to enhance knowledge transfer; and,
• Collaborates with stakeholders from across the globe.
EMPEA's members represent nearly 60 countries and over $1 trillion in assets under management. For more information or to apply for membership, visit www.empea.net or email Holly Freedman at freedmanh@empea.net.
Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
The Hong Kong Investment Funds Association ("HKIFA") is a non-profit-making organization that represents the asset management industry in Hong Kong. We have two major roles, namely consultation and education. On consultation, we work closely with the authorities to relay the views of our members on issues that have implications for the asset management industry. On education, we spearhead initiatives to enable Hong Kong people to understand more about the risk/return characteristics of mutual funds; and to use them effectively for retirement investment and other financial planning purposes. We have 46 fund management companies as full/overseas members. They manage about 1,300 SFC-authorized funds as at the end of April 2011, involving total assets of about US$1,000 billion. In addition, we have 62 affiliate and associate members. (www.hkifa.org.hk)."
Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (HKVCA), established in 1987, is the oldest industry Association in Asia. It represents institutional investors engaged in the venture capital / private equity industry at all levels - from seed, startup, growth, buyouts and restructuring - investing in the Asia-Pacific region. HKVCA's mission is to stimulate a vibrant venture capital and private equity industry in Asia while promoting the role of member firms in value creation, innovation and economic development. It works for the high standards in industry professional ethics, international best practices and standards; provides a forum for networking and experience sharing for its members; and represents the common interests and views of its members before governmental and other relevant bodies. The Association organizes an active program of luncheons talks, seminars and conferences, delegations, joint activities with the government and trade bodies, and networking with other business groups on a local and international level.
The Institutional Limited Partners Association is a not-for-profit association committed to serving limited partner investors in the global private equity industry by providing a forum for facilitating value-added communication, enhancing education in the asset class and promoting research and standards in the private equity industry. ILPA has over 240 institutional member organizations that collectively manage approximately $1 trillion of private equity assets. For a copy of the ILPA Private Equity Principles or for more information about ILPA, please visit http://ilpa.org.
Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is the oldest, most influential and largest member-based national organization of its kind. It represents venture capital and private equity firms to promote the industry within India. It seeks to create a more favorable environment for equity investment and entrepreneurship. It is an influential forum representing the industry to governmental bodies and public authorities.
IVCA members include leading venture capital and private equity firms, institutional investors, banks, corporate advisers, accountants, lawyers and other service providers to the venture capital and private equity industry. These firms provide capital for seed ventures, early stage companies, later-stage expansion and growth finance for management buyouts/ buy-ins.
The NZVCA is a not-for-profit industry body committed to developing the venture capital and private equity industry in New Zealand. Its core objectives include the promotion of the industry and the asset class on both a domestic and international basis and working to create a world-class venture capital and private equity environment.
Members include venture capital and private equity investors, financial organisations, professional advisors, academic organisations and government or quasi-government agencies.
Shanghai Private Equity Association
Shanghai Private Equity Association（"SHPEA"）,formerly Shanghai Foreign Direct Investment Fund Association, was established on 7th April,2004. The association is a non-profit organization founded by international private equity funds and their managing entities, international institutional investors, relevant professional service providers and investment promotion organizations. Now SHPEA has around 60 members and its main functions are:
- Facilitating deal sourcing, matchmaking and fund raising
- Hosting international forum, seminars and workshops on private equity
- Organizing the training in the area of private equity
- Releasing information and research report related to private equity
SustainAsia is a specialist advisory firm, focusing on clean technologies, energy and environment sectors in the Asia Pacific region. Headquartered in Hong Kong, with offices in Australia, Japan and India, our firm has been providing advisory services and independent expertise to high performance companies and investors since 2004.
Leveraging our relationships in the capital markets and our industry expertise, we help clients secure debt and equity financing for a variety of situations, including: refinancing, venture & growth capital and buyouts; Capital needs are tailored to each unique situation, to ensure the best terms given market conditions.
To know more visit http://www.sustainasia.com
Established in 1992, the Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) is a not-for-profit organisation formed to foster the growth of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) in Singapore and around the region. From a humble start of 2, our membership now exceeds 100 and continues to grow with the industry's development.
Since its inception, SVCA has championed various efforts to promote the local VC/PE industry through talks, workshops, seminars, conferences and networking events. The thrusts of SVCA continues to be (1) fostering a greater understanding of the importance of venture capital and private equity to the Singapore economy in support of entrepreneurship and innovation; (2) representing the local VC/PE industry in and outside of Singapore; (3) nurturing an environment conducive for advancing VC/PE investment and profession; and (4) providing a platform to match fund-seeking businesses with our members and the investment community.
For more information about SVCA, please visit: www.svca.org.sg.
Taiwan Private Equity Association was established to promote the industry of private equity investment and its contributions to the economic development in Taiwan. We further include members who intend to take part in the private equity industries from other fields as well, such as financial holding companies, certified public accountants, prestigious law firms, insurance corporations and asset management corporations in Taiwan, TPEA aims to establish a cooperating platform for private equity investment in Taiwan and. TPEA wishes not only to serve as a liaison between members and the government departments in Taiwan but also to develop an international network among the private equity investing communities from worldwide. For more information about TPEA, please visit us at http://www.tpea.com.tw/
The mission of TVCA (Taiwan Venture Capital Association) is to promote awareness of the venture capital industry in Taiwan and its importance to the domestic and foreign economy.
The main services provided by TVCA:
- Publish an annual survey on the statistics of the domestic venture capital industry, and conduct research on the venture capital industry.
- Act as liaison between tvca members and the government; update venture funds on relevant investment regulations; coordinate amendments to relevant investment regulations.
- Reinforce relationships between local and international venture capital funds and firms.
- For more information, please visit us at http://www.tvca.org.tw/en/index.php
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