Affinity Equity Partners

Affinity Equity Partners is an independently owned private equity fund managers established in March 2004 following the spin-off of the UBS Capital Asia Pacific team, the successful private equity arm of UBS AG in the region.  Affinity raised its third external fund of US$3.8 billion in early-2014.  Affinity currently  advises and manages approximately US$8 billion of funds and assets, making it one of the largest independent financial sponsors in the region. Affinity operates out of 6 offices: Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney, Beijing and Jakarta.

Bain Capital

Bain Capital, LP is one of the world’s leading private multi‐asset alternative investment firms with over $95 billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we’ve applied our insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity and venture capital. With offices on four continents, our global team aligns our interests with those of our investors for lasting impact.

In Asia, the firm has invested $8 billion in 45 leading companies including Asia Pacific Medical Group, Camp Australia, Carver Korea, ChinaPnR, Daymon Worldwide, Domino's Pizza Japan, Emcure, Genpact, Gymboree China, Japan Wind Development, Jupiter Shop Channel, L&T Finance, Lionbridge, Macromill, MYOB, Only About Children, Ooedo Onsen, QuEST, Retail Zoo, Rise Education, Skylark and Yukiguni Maitake.

Citic Capital

Founded in 2002, CITIC Capital Holdings Limited is an alternative investment management and advisory company. The firm manages over USD22 billion of capital across 100 funds and investment products through its multiple asset class platform covering private equity, real estate, structured investment & finance, and asset management. CITIC Capital has over 150 portfolio companies that span 11 sectors and employ over 820,000 people around the world.

CITIC Capital’s private equity arm, CITIC Capital Partners, focused on control buyout opportunities globally, has completed over 50 investments in the past years in China, Japan, U.S. and Europe. The private equity arm currently manages USD4.7 billion of committed capital.

CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms. Founded in 1981, CVC has completed over 300 investments in a wide range of industries and countries across the globe. Since establishment in 1999, CVC Asia has raised 4 dedicated Asia funds with total commitment of over US$10 billion. As of 31 May 2018, CVC Asia has completed 60 investments in the region.

Recent Asian investments include:

• Arteria: the largest independent enterprise broadband network operators in Japan with well invested nationwide fiber network
• Riraku: the largest budget relaxation service chain operator in Japan
• Hitowa: leading provider of senior homes and nurseries in Greater Tokyo, and national franchise cleaning service business
• MAP Active: the #1 retailer and distributor for sport-related and children-related products in Indonesia with more than 900 stores nationwide
• Nirvana: the largest pan-Asian integrated bereavement services provider, with operations across Southeast Asia
• EIC: China’s no.1 overseas educational counseling service provider

As of 31 May 2018, CVC Asia consists of 41 investment professionals across 9 offices in the region.

Lexington Partners

Lexington Partners is a leading global alternative investment manager primarily involved in providing liquidity to owners of private equity and other alternative investments and in making co-investments alongside leading private equity sponsors. Lexington Partners is the largest independent manager of secondary acquisition and co-investment funds with more than $38 billion in committed capital. Lexington has acquired over 2,900 secondary and co-investment interests through 740 transactions with a total value in excess of $44 billion, including $12 billion of syndications. Lexington also invests in private investment funds during their initial formation and has committed to more than 370 new funds in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Lexington has offices strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative investing – New York, Boston, Menlo Park, London, Hong Kong, and Santiago. Lexington also has senior advisors located in Asia, Australia, and Latin America.

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)

PEP Funds take control positions in a select group of Australian and New Zealand companies with enterprise values in the range A$200M-A$1B. Operating company management are provided with capital and resources as necessary to deliver full potential.

Established in 1998, the Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has made 28 operating company investments and over 100 bolts-ons and joint venture acquisitions at the company level. PEP Funds have had ~A$8.4B of equity under management over time, and are currently investing PEP Fund V which is A$2.1B. Recent investments have spanned industrial, energy, food, consumer products, healthcare, entertainment/media, pharmaceuticals and the financial services industries, and employ over 50,000 people. The firm is currently raising the PEP Secure Assets Fund with a hard cap of A$1B. This fund targets assets with secure cashflows and operational improvement opportunities and will see the completion of its first deal in June 2018.

In terms of liquidity and returns, PEP has been fortunate over the last 20 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 and has been included in the list of Top 20 Consistent Performers Globally by preqin.

Värde Partners

Värde Partners is a nearly $14 billion global alternative investment firm that employs a value-based approach to investing across a broad array of geographies, segments and asset types, including corporate credit, specialty finance, real estate, mortgages, energy, real assets and infrastructure. The firm sponsors and manages a family of private investment funds with a global investor base that includes foundations and endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, other institutional investors and private clients. Now in its third decade, Värde employs more than 300 people globally with regional headquarters in Minneapolis, London and Singapore.

Alvarez & Marsal

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) when conventional approaches are not enough to activate change and achieve results.

A&M's dedicated Global Private Equity Services team provides independent analysis across the investment lifecycle that delivers results for investors and their portfolio companies. We integrate our financial, tax, commercial and operational expertise to seamlessly translate pre-due diligence findings and leverage our interim management approach to deliver post-deal operational improvements.

Privately-held since 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that delivers business performance improvement, turnaround management and advisory services to organizations seeking to transform operations, catapult growth and accelerate results through decisive action. Our senior professionals are experienced operators, world-class consultants and industry veterans who leverage the firm's restructuring heritage to help leaders turn change into a strategic business asset, manage risk and unlock value at every stage.

BDA Partners

BDA Partners is an investment banking firm that advises on international mergers and acquisitions, distressed situations, private placements, capital raisings, valuations and financial restructurings. We specialize in cross-border transactions involving Asia with enterprise values up to US$1bn, where we have a strong track record advising North American, European, and Asian corporates and financial sponsors. We have over 80 professional staff throughout 10 offices located in Asia, the US, and Europe.

CarVal Investors

CarVal Investors is a leading global alternative investment manager focused on distressed and credit-intensive assets and market inefficiencies. Since 1987, CarVal’s experienced team has navigated through ever-changing credit market cycles, opportunistically investing $103 billion in 5,300 transactions across 79 countries. Today, CarVal Investors has over $10 billion in assets under management in both credit and real estate strategies.

China Creation Ventures (CCV)

China Creation Ventures (CCV) was founded by the former KPCB China Managing Partner, Wei Zhou, and a team of seasoned investment experts who have worked closely together for several funds in the past.

The fund focuses on early stage and growth stage companies in TMT industry in China, including Fintech, technology innovation, pan-entertainment，big data, AI, and Chinese companies going oversea related opportunities.

With the majority of members from KPCB China, the CCV team has developed deep domain expertise and insight into the TMT industry. The companies they invested at early stage include JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), JD Finance, VenusTech (SZ: 002439), Manzuo.com (acquired by SuNing), ID5.com (acquired by Huaming Intelligence SZ:300462), CreditEase (NYSE: YRD), Rong360（NYSE: JT）, China Valley Mobile Finance, Ximalaya FM, Miaopai Mobile Video (Yixia.com), ULUCU (NEEQ: 837110), Miaozhen Systems, Asia Innovation Group,  Tantan(acquired by Momo NASDAQ: MOMO),Meicai.com.

Many of the new fund’s portfolio have seen significant business growth and closed a new round of financing, including JD Finance, Perfect, Ice Kredit, Zuzuche, Veer VR, Wanka, Menya, Rosemary, Bizvane, etc.

CCV has been widely recognized with the following awards: LP’S Favorite VC by 36kr.com, Annual Business Hunter by Economic Weekly, Best VC Top 20 by Hunting Cloud Network, and Annual Best New Investment Institute by Zero2IPO Group, ChinaVenture, The Beijing News, China Investment, Small Table, etc.

Coller Capital

Coller Capital is one of the world's leading investors in private equity's secondary market. The firm acquires interests in private equity funds and portfolios of private companies from their original owners.

Founded in 1990, the firm is headquartered in London, and has offices in New York and Hong Kong. Coller’s multinational investment team – the world’s largest dedicated to secondaries – has a truly global reach.

In December 2015, the firm closed Coller International Partners VII, with capital commitments of $7.15 billion and backing from approximately 170 of the world’s leading institutional investors.

Eaton Partners

For over three decades, Eaton Partners has been widely recognized as the world’s leading fund placement firm. With over 75 employees in nine offices worldwide, our reach is extensive and our dedication to capital raising is unparalleled. Our professionals have strong, long-held relationships with over 4,000 of the largest, most active institutional investors in the US, Europe and Asia. Since 1983, the firm has participated in raising over $90 billion of institutional capital across more than 110 highly differentiated alternative investment funds and offerings, including limited partnership interests, general partner interests, co-investments and direct investment opportunities. With extensive institutional relationships, deep sector knowledge, and fresh insights, Eaton Partners is dedicated to every client’s success and we have proudly won Private Equity International’s “Placement Agent of the Year in Asia” for three consecutive years. In January 2016, Eaton Partners became a wholly owned subsidiary and affiliate of Stifel Financial Corp., a leading middle-market investment bank, to further ensure Eaton’s success at the highest level of the global placement business.

Eaton Partners is a Division of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Member NYSE, & SIPC. Eaton Partners (UK) LLP is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Eaton Partners Advisors (HK) Limited is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Eaton Partners Advisors (HK) Limited is approved as a Type 1 License company under the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) in Hong Kong. Eaton Partners and the Eaton Partners logo are trademarks of Eaton Partners, LLC, a limited liability company ® Eaton Partners, LLC, 2018.

EQT

Having a long-term, responsible and sustainable approach to ownership is EQT's way of creating value, for investors, in portfolio companies and society at large.

EQT invests in good companies across the world with a mission to help them develop into great and sustainable companies. By providing access to ownership skills and operational expertise, EQT help acquired companies grow and prosper, both under EQT's ownership and with future owners. EQT has three overall investment strategies – Private Capital, Real Assets and Credit – guided by a responsible ownership approach and an industrial growth strategy.

Approximately EUR 50 billion has been raised from over 600 global professional investors across 27 funds. EQT has invested more than EUR 22 billion in 210+ portfolio companies and today, EQT owns more than 100 companies in a variety of industries across the world with c. 110,000 employees.

The most tangible result of the EQT Business Model is that portfolio companies have on average increased the number of employees by 10%, sales by 10% and earnings by 11% annually during EQT Equity funds’ ownership. Almost all of the return on investments is attributed to operational improvements such as increased sales and efficiency gains.

Gaja Capital

Gaja Capital is a leading private equity firm in India’s mid-market. Gaja Capital is a high-touch and control focused firm with team of strong operating professionals. Gaja Capital seeks to partner with entrepreneurs and professionals to build the future champions of Indian economy in high growth sectors of education, financial services, consumer and healthcare. Gaja Capital is currently investing out of its third fund, a US$ 240 mn fund with commitments from marquee global investors US endowments, pension funds and foundations. The firm has an AUM of USD 450 mn including the previous two funds.

Gaja Capital was founded in 2004 by indigenous professionals with extensive operating and investing experience in India. With an exceptional network of some of India's most successful entrepreneurs, Gaja Capital has leveraged its deep local connect to partner with emerging businesses in India.

Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading alternative investment management firm providing innovative private markets solutions to sophisticated investors around the world. Dedicated to private markets investing for 26 years, the firm currently employs more than 330 professionals operating in offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. With approximately $424 billion in total assets under management and supervision as of December 31, 2017, Hamilton Lane offers a full range of investment products and services that enable clients to participate in the private markets asset class on a global and customized basis. For more information, please follow Hamilton Lane on Twitter: @hamilton_lane.

HQ Capital

HQ Capital is a leading independent manager of alternative assets, investing on behalf of institutions and families in global private equity and U.S. real estate since 1989. The firm’s 139 employees manage US$11.9 billion in total assets from 10 offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

Through HQ Capital Private Equity and HQ Capital Real Estate, we develop private equity and real estate investment solutions that meet specific client objectives. To deliver these solutions we leverage our investment experience, global network and the business relationships of our local teams. With our innovative and entrepreneurial culture, strong investment acumen, and commitment to social responsibility, HQ Capital is a trusted partner to our clients worldwide.

HQ Capital Private Equity provides a full range of investment programs through commingled funds and separate accounts. We invest in funds on a primary basis, acquire private assets on a secondary basis and co-invest directly alongside our relationship fund managers. Since inception, we have invested in 426 North American, European and Asian private equity funds established by 219 fund managers and have invested directly in 72 companies. HQ Capital currently manages US$6.4 billion in original private equity commitments.

Huisheng Consulting

Huisheng Consulting, dedicated to identifying values and preventing risks for institutional investors, provides our clients with all-dimensional consulting services from pre-investment to post-investment, including Commercial Due Diligence, Background Due Diligence, Performance Due Diligence, Post-Investment Monitoring, Restructuring of Debts and Assets, Forced Buy-back, Corporate Trusteeship.

As of 2017, Huisheng Consulting, with businesses spanning Greater China Region, South-east Asia, Europe and North America, has fulfilled over 1400 projects regarding industries such as Medicare, Consumption, TMT, Finance, Education, Culture and Entertainment, Tourism, Automobile, Manufacturing and Real Estate. By far, we have served nearly 70% of the first-class PE institutions that have investment activities in China.

Ever since its inception, Huisheng Consulting, with a corporate culture featuring Professionalism, Industriousness, Practicality and Entrepreneurship, has built up a high-level, high-caliber and highly competent team to advise our clients in a deeper and more professional way. We are working hard and tirelessly to fulfill the vision of Huisheng as a Chinese consulting firm with global influence.

ICG

ICG is a specialist asset manager with over 29 years' history.

The company manages €28.7bn* of assets in third party funds and proprietary capital, principally in closed-end funds. Its goal is to generate income and consistently high returns while protecting against investment downside. Investing across the capital structure, ICG combines flexible capital solutions, local access and insight with an entrepreneurial approach. ICG operates across four asset classes – corporate, capital market, real asset and secondary investments. In addition to growing existing strategies, the company is committed to innovation and pioneering new strategies across these asset classes where the market opportunity exists to deliver value to fund investors and increase shareholder value.

ICG is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ICP).

*as at 31 March 2018

JD Capital

JD Capital is one of the leading private equity firms in China with over $8 billion of assets under management. Founded in 2007, JD Capital has invested over 300 growth opportunities in Chinese mid-market, and has created long-term value to investors, businesses and communities in which we work. With the first proprietary deal sourcing network across China, JD Capital has successfully implemented buy and build strategy by partnering with industry leaders and applying our insights of Chinese market.

JD Capital manages 2 USD funds for insurance companies, fund of funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices globally. Our USD funds have invested in leading companies from consumer goods & services, healthcare, and industrials, including Beiwang Pork, Club Med, Flag Chemical, HDHM, Liuzhou Pharmaceutical, Shansong Express, and Trans Maldivian Airways.

Lunar

Lunar invests in companies where the Chinese consumer is driving explosive growth through a control-oriented, operationally involved, platform-building investment strategy. The Firm takes an industry-insider approach to sourcing, professionalizing management, and driving innovation in products, services, marketing and distribution by leveraging its team of investment professionals and over 5,000 team members in the businesses that Lunar presently controls. Lunar is widely recognized as a pioneer in China, with a successful track record that includes founding companies and taking controlling positions in over 20 businesses. Lunar’s investments have included Linktone (Listed on NASDAQ), SmartPay (Acquired by Ping An), Yeehoo (Partially sold to Heilan), BPG (Acquired by Asian Citrus), WH Group (Listed on HKSE), Lao Henghe (Listed on HKSE), and many others.

Madison India

Madison India Capital is one of India’s leading private investment firms specializing in the consumer, business services, technology and financial services industries.  Since we are specialists in our sectors of focus we are a value-added investor with a deep set of industry and capital markets relationships.  

We strive to build long-term partnerships with talented management teams of high growth, market-leading, middle market companies in India.  Each of the senior principals on our team has on average 20 years of experience operating or investing in companies in our industries of focus.  We are backed by industry veterans, U.S. financial institutions, pension funds as well as global fund of funds.

Navis Capital Partners

Navis Capital Partners was founded in 1998 in order to make private equity investments in buyouts, recapitalisations and financial restructurings in Asia, particularly on enterprises with a strong presence in Southeast Asia.

Navis acquires control of its portfolio companies. Since its founding, Navis has made over 75 controlling investments most of which have been completed with little reliance on acquisition finance. All Navis’ companies are leaders or near leaders in their fields. Industries/segments in which Navis has invested include food processing, fast food/casual dining, industrial products, fast moving consumer goods, outdoor advertising, auto rentals, consultancy and professional services, amongst others.

The firm contributes both capital and management expertise to its portfolio companies with the objective of directing strategic, operational and financial improvements, typically through initiatives that drive growth, margin improvement and asset efficiency. Navis’ investment model places a low reliance on leverage to drive its equity returns.

The firm manages several private and public equity capital commitments totaling ~USD 5 billion, and whose investors include a number of well-known US, European, Middle Eastern and Asian commercial and investment banks, pension funds, insurance companies, corporations, foundations, as well as a number of high net worth individuals and family offices. Navis has one of the largest private equity professional team in Asia, comprising more than 60 individuals, supported by over 30 administrative staff, in six offices across the region.

Ocean Link

Ocean Link is a private equity firm with a focus on China’s travel and leisure sectors. Through a USD fund and an RMB Fund, and teams in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, Ocean Link invests across the value chain and sub-verticals of the travel and leisure sectors, including online & offline travel services, hotels and resorts, destination services and entertainment, sector-related technology and business solutions providers.

Ocean Link’s strategic partners and shareholders include Ctrip - the largest online travel agency in China, and General Atlantic - a leading global growth equity firm. The funds’ LPs include Chinese and global corporates, financial institutions, and sovereign wealth funds.

Samena Capital

Samena Capital is a principal investment group focusing on the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (collectively, the SAMENA region). The firm has raised more than US$1.5 billion of capital since 2008 and has returned US$615 million to investors from over 45 full and partial exits.

Samena Capital currently manages total capital of approximately US$1.0 billion across three primary investment strategies: private equity, direct investments, and credit.

Samena Capital was established in 2008 by some of most prominent valuepreneurs from the SAMENA region and is today uniquely capitalised with equity of approximately US$80 million. Samena Capital currently manages capital across a range of closed-ended fund structures and is a Cayman Islands exempted company. It has three regulated investment advisors based in London (FCA), Dubai (DFSA) and Hong Kong (SFC).

ShawKwei & Partners

ShawKwei & Partners is a private equity fund manager with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. We invest in mid-market industrial and service companies operating across Asia.

We have been in Asia for over 25 years. Our deep knowledge and experience enables us to understand the unique challenges faced by Asian companies competing in today’s global markets.

We take significant ownership stakes in our investments coupled with a disciplined and hands-on management of those investments. Our investment philosophy is to guide companies to build better businesses and achieve long-term success.

The ShawKwei strategy, methods and practices are specially crafted for private equity investments in businesses operating in Asia. Together they form the partnership between ShawKwei and our portfolio companies.

Strait Capital

Strait Capital Investment Group is an Asia-based private equity company that specializes in providing growth capital to companies in the consumer-related, healthcare services, and entertainment sectors in Asia. The firm was established in 2013 by three founding members who have worked together for over 15 years and served as investment professional in Asia since the 1990s. The team has a track record of generating top-tier returns over 60 transactions amounting to approximately US$1 billion in Asia. Strait Capital Investment Group manages approximately US$240 million and currently has eight investment professionals located in Taipei and Shanghai.

China Consumer Fund, Fund II, has US$190 million under management, 78% from institutional investors and 22% from family office, with geographical spread 45% from Japan and 55% from Taiwan. We are seeking investment opportunities equipped with significant minority interests, market leading position, sound management expertise, and interests and vision that aligned with the firm's strategy as well as potential of accelerated growth. The team has established a reputation to grow with its portfolio companies through value creation and it is steadfast in its approach.

Tata Opportunities Fund

Tata is India’s largest and most diversified industrial grouping. Founded in 1868, the group has a long history of creating and nurturing businesses. The Tata group is made up of over 100 independent operating companies of which 29 are publicly listed and which together have an aggregate market capitalization of ~USD 145 billion (as at 31 March 2018). During the financial year 2016-17, the total revenue of Tata companies, was ~USD 100 billion. Tata is one of India's most trusted and highly respected business houses and is India's best recognized brand. Tata Capital’s private equity franchise benefits from this privilege and builds on the group's "leadership with trust" credo in supporting its investee companies.

The Tata Opportunities Fund (TOF) is a ~USD 600 million private equity fund raised predominantly from leading global institutions and is primarily focused on investing in India. TOF has a differentiated strategy of investing into proprietary deal situations leveraging Tata’s wide network and resources. TOF’s current investments span high growth markets within consumer, industrial, infrastructure, services and technology. Each of TOF’s portfolio companies has strong governance and management; a focused business strategy; highly respected Indian/global partners; and is a market leader of scale. Through an experienced team of private equity professionals and operating partners, TOF leverages Tata’s strong track record of generating shareholder returns. A follow-on fund of similar scale and strategy has been launched.

The Longreach Group

The Longreach Group is an established independent private equity firm with offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo. The firm focuses on buyouts in Japan and Greater China in the mature industrial and technology, business services, consumer related, and financial services sectors. The firm manages three Funds with approximately US$1.7 billion of limited partner and co-investment capital, and has a strong track record of portfolio company value creation and realizations. Longreach is an independent and focused Firm committed to achieving sustained success for the investment funds it sponsors.

Longreach currently has 12 investment professionals located in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The firm also enjoys the support of prominent and highly committed Advisors located in Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai, New York, London and San Francisco.

Unison Capital

Unison Capital, originally founded in 1998 by three founding members, operates mid-cap buyout funds in Japan and Korea. In Japan, Unison Capital is widely recognized as a pioneer in the industry and has the longest track record in its space. In 2014, Unison Capital expanded in Korea to apply its well-tested mid-cap strategy and harness its deep Japan network for value-add.

Since its inception, Unison has launched four Japan-focused funds and invested in 29 companies with 20 exits. Today, Unison manages JPY 70 billion (~$700 million) for Fund IV. In Korea, Unison Capital raised KRW 307 billion (~$280 million) for its debut fund and has four portfolio companies and one exit was completed in September 2017. To date, cumulative investment amounts are JPY 850 billion (~$8 billion) and KRW 320 billion (~$280 million) in enterprise value, respectively.

Unison’s Tokyo and Seoul office are comprised of 30 investment professionals, having diverse professional backgrounds in finance, strategy consulting and operations. Furthermore, Unison’s broader network extends to in-house management advisers, financial institutions, consulting firms, and other experts in two countries and beyond to drive the robust growth of our portfolio companies.

VIG Partners

VIG Partners (formerly known as Vogo Investment Group), founded in 2005, has comprehensive experience and expertise in the Korean mid-market buyout sector, with successful track records across a diverse range of industries, including financial services, consumer goods, online and mobile commerce, and household appliances. Over the 13 year period, VIG Partners has invested over $2.5 billion of capital across 17 portfolio companies in Korea, with shareholding control in 15 of these companies. The firm’s investments include BKR (master franchisee of Burger King), Samyang Optics (leading interchangeable lens manufacturer), Bodyfriend (#1 massage chair manufacturer), Enuri.com (leading e-commerce portal), Mcorset (leading underwear manufacturer), Jo Un Life(leading funeral service company), Auto Plus(2nd largest used car retailer), P&C(#1 supplier of mask sheets for facial masks), Tong Yang Life Insurance (#5 largest life insurer), BC Card (largest credit card processing company), Hiparking (leading parking management company) and Novita (leading electronic bidet manufacturer).

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP is a leading international law firm with a strong reputation in virtually every area of law relating to commercial and financial activity. For more than 140 years, we have been providing insightful, valuable and tailored legal solutions to our clients. Founded in 1873, the firm has approximately 850 lawyers from 80 countries located in 20 offices in major financial centers for international business and commerce worldwide, practicing Hong Kong, U.S., English, EU, French, German, Italian and Saudi law, and fluent in over 60 languages. We are one of the few globally integrated law firms with local law capability in a number of key jurisdictions.

The firm earns its reputation in providing the highest quality legal services to our clients. We are named to The American Lawyer’s prestigious “A-List” for consecutive years, representing “the cream of the crop among the nation’s elite law firms” – only 20 are selected. We have also been named to Law 360 “Global 20” List for the sixth consecutive year which recognizes the 20 law firms that had the biggest global presence and handled the largest, most significant and groundbreaking international and cross-border matters over the past year. In addition, we are consistently ranked top-tier in Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East by leading global independent directories, including Chambers, IFLR1000, Legal 500,  AmLaw 100 and Euromoney, among others.

A trusted partner in every step of your transaction in Asia and  beyond

In Asia, Shearman & Sterling has dedicated teams of approximately 100 lawyers practicing in offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo for over 35 years. Our long-time practitioners in Asia distinguishes themselves by harnessing strong industry experience, deep understanding of the regional cultural and economic subtleties, and speaking regional languages, including Mandarin Chinese and various Chinese dialects, Japanese and Korean. They have been at the forefront of Asia’s most dynamic and innovative transactions across Greater China, Southeast Asia, Japan, India, Mongolia and Korea.

We have expertise in a variety of practice areas and are currently ranked by a number of legal directories as a leading law firm for Investment Funds, Private Equity, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Litigation and International Arbitration in Asia.

China Renaissance

Huaxing Growth Capital, China Renaissance

Huaxing Growth Capital is the flagship of China Renaissance’s investment management platform, and makes growth-stage equity investments in innovation-driven ‘new economy’ entrepreneurial ventures in China’s burgeoning technology, media and entertainment industries. It pursues a thematic investing approach to uncover business models that will benefit from long-term trends in technology innovation, industry transformation through automation and other advancements, and rising standards of consumption and lifestyle amenities in China.

Since its founding in 2013, Huaxing Growth Capital has demonstrated a solid deal track record and differentiated itself thanks to the resources of the China Renaissance platform, which includes private placement and M&A advisory services, securities underwriting, research and trading in Hong Kong, mainland China and the United States. Today, Huaxing Growth Capital has nearly $3 billion in assets under management and investments in China’s most valuable new economy companies.

Recent investments include: Ziroom, China’s largest decentralized apartment rental service provider and internet platform; Lianjia, an online platform for real estate transactions; Zhaogang, an online exchange for commercial steel trading; and JD Finance, the internet-based financial services unit spun off from the e-commerce company JD.com.

Globis Capital Partners

Globis Capital Partners is one of Japan's leading independent venture capital firms. With its unique combination of western style investment expertise obtained through a joint venture with Apax Partners and Japan-local business expertise through Globis Group, which runs No.1 MBA program in Japan, Globis has set new VC standards in Japan.

Founded in 1996, Globis is one of the oldest continually operating independent VC firms in Japan. It has actively managed five funds totaling approximately USD 650M, including the fifth fund which was raised in 2016. The majority of LPs are institutional investors both from and outside of Japan. Globis focuses on Japan's high-growth sectors, such as the internet, mobile, e-commerce, social media, and 6-techs (Finance, Healthcare, Education, Auto, Home, Frontier). All closed funds were ranked in the top quartile in global VC in their respective vintage years. *

Globis takes a lead role in a financing round and provides hands-on management support to its portfolio companies. Its key strengths are in the network of talents in the venture ecosystem that Globis Capital Partners has built, and the unequaled experience in guiding portfolio companies to Japanese public markets.

*Source: Cambridge Associates, Globis analysis

Jungle Ventures

Jungle is a Singapore based Venture Capital Firm that invests in and helps build tech category leaders from Asia. Jungle has a dedicated team of operating partners and functional experts to support startups as they scale across the region or globally. The firm recently closed its second fund at US$100M, backed by leading institutions and family offices.

Long Hill Capital

Long Hill Capital is a next-generation thesis-driven venture capital firm based in China. We invest in early-stage technology-enabled healthcare and consumer companies that seek to massively improve health and quality of life for every Chinese.

From 2005 to 2015 the partners of Long Hill Capital led the on-the-ground China investing practice for global investment firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which achieved nearly $500 million in realized investment returns. Over the course of their venture capital career, the Long Hill Capital partners have made 9 early stage healthcare investments which have reached over $4 billion in aggregate market value and another 8 early stage consumer investments which have reached over $2.3 billion in aggregate market value. Together the Long Hill Capital team have over 30 years of investment experience from such firms as NEA, Matrix, and Morningside VC, and over 20 years of operating experience at some of the most successful technology and healthcare companies including Alibaba, Huawei Technology, IMS Health and Ping'an Good Doctor.

Since our inception in 2016, we have invested in over 15 market leading healthcare and consumer companies including GST Clinics, Hygeia Medical Services, LinkDoc Technology, More Health, 51Offer and OFashion. At the 19th (2017) China Venture Capital & Private Equity Forum, Long Hill Capital was awarded Golden Prize in two categories as one of "Top 20 New China Investment Firms of 2017" and "Top 20 China Investors with Entrepreneurial Spirit of 2017".

Vickers Venture Partners

Vickers Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on venture capital investments in Asia and beyond. Founded in 2005 by Dr. Finian Tan and his partners, Drs. Khalil Binebine, Jeffrey Chi and Ms. Linda Li, Vickers manages 5 funds and proprietary capital to date, with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and a presence in California and New York. The portfolio covers technology, media, and telecommunications as well as consumer, life sciences and financial services.

Track Record:

Vickers has invested in and led co-investments for a total of $547 million in 46 early stage companies across five funds. The total value as of Q4’17 is $2.44 billion, a gross multiple of 5.56x over invested capital and a net multiple of 4.54x. Three out of five funds are currently in the top quartile when compared to Preqin’s database and Vickers Fund IV is currently the second best performing fund since vintage 2012.

Highly Experienced Team with Local Markets Presence:

The Vickers team brings significant expertise and experience growing emerging companies. Founded in 2005 by Dr. Finian Tan and his three partners, Vickers has offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and a presence in California and New York. The four partners are supported by five Managing Directors.

Proprietary Sourcing:

Highly differentiated network of prospective investments. Network built over 13 years from a combination of market recognition of high profile past successes, a growing prior investment pipeline and active out-reach by the firm’s principals. Vickers consistently reviews over 6,000 deals a year with, on average, ten investments coming to fruition.

Proven Investment Process:

The firm’s Investment Committee operates a proprietary risk allocation model and deal filtering process. This is an iterative process that is continuously reviewed and honed to maximize the best risk reward in portfolio. This process has led to 66% success rate for early stage investments; approximately 51% of successful transactions have generated at least a 5x MOIC or 25% IRR.

Cooley

Cooley LLP is an international law firm representing clients in a wide range of industries from our offices in China, Europe and the United States. With more than 900 lawyers, Cooley has the range and expertise to serve clients of all sizes to seize opportunities in today's global marketplace.

Our dedication to China's fund industry is unparalleled and unrivaled by any other law firm. Cooley has been advising on China-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 450 private investment fund organizations worldwide, including more than 55 fund managers with their primary operations in China and numerous other managers outside of the PRC making investments in portfolio companies in China. We form considerably more dollar-denominated China venture capital and growth equity funds in dollar terms than any other law firm worldwide. We have advised on well over US$1 billion in venture financings across more than 250 financing transactions in the last few years. We have a team of more than 35 specialist fund formation lawyers and dozens of other practitioners dedicated to serving our clients headquartered and doing business in China. 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. We are expanding our Asia-Pacific presence with the launch of our Beijing office - the second in China, having opened in Shanghai seven years ago.

As a full service global law firm, we regularly assist our China fund clients and their portfolio companies with complex mergers, acquisitions and disposition transactions, a wide variety of private financing and capital markets transactions, public company disclosure issues, share distributions, local and cross-border intellectual property issues, licensing transactions, joint ventures, as well as supply and distribution arrangements, among other matters.

HarbourVest Partners

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets investment specialist with more than 35 years of experience and more than $50 billion in assets under management. The Firm’s powerful global platform offers clients investment opportunities through primary fund investments, secondary investments, and direct co-investments in commingled funds or separately managed accounts. HarbourVest has more than 400 employees, including more than 100 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. This global team has committed more than $34 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $19 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $8 billion directly in operating companies. Partnering with HarbourVest, clients have access to customized solutions, longstanding relationships, actionable insights, and proven results.

LGT Capital Partners

LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with over USD 55 billionin assets under management and more than 450 institutional clients in 36countries. An international team of over 400 professionals is responsible formanaging a wide range of investment programs focusing on private markets,liquid alternatives and multi-asset class solutions. Headquartered inPfaeffikon (SZ), Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, Dublin, London,Paris, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney.

MVision

MVision is a leading global independent advisory firm.  Founded in 2001, our company’s success in raising capital, advising clients and creating investment opportunities in challenging times as well as fair, has set us apart in the world of Private Equity and Direct investments. 

MVision’s continued expansion in Asia, making us one of the region’s largest advisers, is driven by our ability to identify and attract outstanding clients who are current and future market leaders. 

MVision’s global team of over 50 professionals deliver top quality bespoke advice, strategic industry insights, and creative solutions to our clients, as well as nurturing close working relationships with local Asian investors, providing them access to our diversified and high quality client base.

Together we represent 19 nationalities, speak 21 languages and operate out of offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco and Sydney. 

We firmly believe that fund-raising is far more than a one-time event; we continue to assist our clients with the on-going task of funding and growing their businesses effectively, managing issues such as positioning, growth and performance.

We take pride in our long established relationships with the global investor base. These relationships give us an in-depth insight into their focus and decision making processes; they enable us to target the optimal investor base for our clients and create effective and efficient marketing strategies.

We provide thoughtful, strategic guidance and a streamlined fundraising process that we have developed and refined through the closing of over 100 funds in the last decade.

Alvarez & Marsal

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) when conventional approaches are not enough to activate change and achieve results.

A&M's dedicated Global Private Equity Services team provides independent analysis across the investment lifecycle that delivers results for investors and their portfolio companies. We integrate our financial, tax, commercial and operational expertise to seamlessly translate pre-due diligence findings and leverage our interim management approach to deliver post-deal operational improvements.

Privately-held since 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that delivers business performance improvement, turnaround management and advisory services to organizations seeking to transform operations, catapult growth and accelerate results through decisive action. Our senior professionals are experienced operators, world-class consultants and industry veterans who leverage the firm's restructuring heritage to help leaders turn change into a strategic business asset, manage risk and unlock value at every stage.

Intralinks

Intralinks is a leading financial technology provider for the global banking, deal making and capital markets communities. As pioneers of the virtual data room, Intralinks enables and secures the flow of information facilitating strategic initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and investor reporting. In its 22-year history Intralinks has earned the trust and business of more than 99 percent of the Fortune 1000 and has executed over US$34.7 trillion worth of financial transactions on its platform.

Bloomberg

About Bloomberg.

We are the central nervous system of global finance. Born in 1981, Bloomberg is a forward-looking company focused on building products and solutions that are needed for the 21^st century. As a global information and technology company, we connect decision makers to a dynamic network of data, people and ideas — accurately delivering business and financial information, news and insights to customers around the world.

Eze Castle Integration

Founded in 1995, Eze Castle Integration is the global leader in strategic technology solutions and complete managed IT services for professional services firms. With 650 clients around the globe, we deliver premier managed services for on-premise, private and hybrid cloud platforms as well as cybersecurity. Then we encase these complete solutions with award-winning client service and IT support.

With offices across London, the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore, we provide localised, personalised service on a global scale. Learn more by calling +852 3189 0101.

Preqin

Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and complimentary research reports. Preqin is an independent business with over 350 staff based in New York, London, Singapore, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Manila, serving over 60,000 customers in over 90 countries.

Preqin has the most comprehensive and extensive information available on the private equity and venture capital, hedge fund, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and natural resources industries, encompassing funds and fundraising, performance, fund managers, institutional investors, deals and fund terms. Leading alternative assets professionals from around the world rely on Preqin’s services daily, and its data and statistics are regularly quoted by the financial press.

S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). 

The Executive Centre

Our story begins in 1994 when we opened the doors to the first Executive Centre. Since then, TEC has continued to welcome ambitious professionals and industry leaders who were looking for more than just an office space. With 125 centres throughout Asia Pacific, TEC has built an expansive network that spans across Greater China, Southeast Asia, North Asia, India, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, and Australia, with sights to go further and grow faster. 

Each Executive Centre offers a prestigious address with advanced infrastructure to pre-empt, meet, and exceed the needs of Members. Our community of more than 20'000 members enjoy exclusive access to our online forum, offline event series and networking opportunities that encourage connection and collaboration. A professional team supports Members through every milestone and achievement; empowering them to succeed.