Asia Private Equity Forum 2019
The Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) annual Asia Private Equity Forum (APEF) was held on January 16, 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme of this year’s event focused on the many challenges – but also many opportunities – that exist for value creation within the industry, and featured more than 80 expert speakers and panelists representing general partners, limited partners and advisors. The Forum attracted over 750 delegates, of which more than half were senior level and C-suite executives.
As it has in previous years, the 2019 Forum brought together a diverse and experienced group of private equity and venture capital practitioners who invest across all stages and geographies in Asia, including private equity real estate and private debt. The event program included robust discussion of the key issues emerging in fundraising, investor relations, venture capital investing, private equity real estate, co-investments, liquidity solutions, post-investment value creation and regulatory matters. There was also discussion on the current issues facing investors in China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea
Distinguished guests at this annual flagship event included Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR, Paul Mo-Po Chan, GBM, GBS, MH, JP; Chang Sun, Managing Partner of TPG Capital; K.Y. Tang, Founding Chairman and Managing Partner of Affinity Equity Partners; and Frank Tang, Chairman and CEO of FountainVest Partners.
Feedback the HKVCA received proves once again that APEF has come to be seen as an indispensable platform for practitioners to meet not only their peers, but also government representatives and professional colleagues from other industry associations across the globe. We would like to thank all of the attendees, many of whom traveled from around the region and overseas. Our most sincere appreciation extends also to our valuable media partners and supporting organizations, and, finally, to our generous sponsors, whose substantial contributions and support made the event possible.
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