The second China Venture Capital Forum, Tokyo, co-hosted by Zero2IPO Group (http://www.zero2ipo.com.cn) and JCD Group (http://www.jcd.co.jp), has been successfully held on September 10, 2008 at the Westin Hotel Tokyo. This forum was sponsored by multiple professional institutions, including world-famous institutions such as Tsing Capital, ngi Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Asset Managers (Asia) Company Limited, JAFCO Asia, DCM, Mobile Internet Capital, Astoria Consulting Group, Mitsui Ventures, and Daiwa Securities.
During the second quarter of 2008, China VC market was extremely hot. Domestic VC investors made progress with full force. The capital raised exceeded US$3.00 billion, and total amount invested grew by about 70% over the same quarter of 2007. Additionally, 159 domestic enterprises receiving venture capital disclosed investment totaling US$1.20B. In comparison with Q2’07, the number of deals and the disclosed investment amount increased 31.4% and 73.5% respectively. Meanwhile, during Q2’08 a total ten funds targeting Asia (including China) raised US$12.02B. China’s Private Equity fundraising level fell considerably from that of Q1’08, but that increased substantially in relation to Q2’07. Central & Western Regions have experienced great progress. PE investment in Clean Energy Sector has increased substantially. Additionally, 37 domestic enterprises received US$2.56B in investment from over 30 PE organizations.
Zero2IPO Group is the most influential service provider in China venture capital and private equity investment field. Mr. Gavin Ni, Founder, CEO & President of Zero2IPO said, "The 'China Venture Capital and Private Equity Forums' with a history of eight years have witnessed the development of China venture capital and private equity markets. Zero2IPO Group, as the founder of the Forum, is honored to hold the second China Venture Capital Forum, Tokyo, in Japan by cooperating with JCD Group once again. Last year's event was of a great success, which got strong support from Japanese large specialized institutions and enterprises. We believe that this year’s forum will bring us more harvest with its new features."
At the forum, Zero2IPO Group disclosed latest data concerning China venture capital and private equity markets. After that, the distinguished guests present at the forum carried out a deep and interactive discussion centering on topics, named as "The Development Pulse of China VC/PE Market," "Success Tips for the Enterprises' Growth," "Japanese Investors' Opportunities and Challenges in China," and "LPs' Investment Strategies and Practice in China."
Keynote speakers at the forum include Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director & CEO of SBI Holding, Inc., Andy Yan, Managing Partner of SAIF Partners, Jun Tang, President & CEO of Newhuadu Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Maggie Wu, Executive Director and CFO of Alibaba.com Limited, Satoshi Koike, Chairman & CEO of ngi Group, Inc., and Zhimin Xu, Chairman of JCD Group. Senior executives from famous investors such as JAFCO, CDH, Keytone Venture Capital Fund, CyberAgent, AI Capital, etc. were also present at the forum.
The forum was successfully closed on September 10. According to the Zero2IPO Group, the second China Venture Capital and Private Equity Forum, London will be held on October 7, 2008 at London Paddington Hilton Hotel.
About Zero2IPO Group
Founded in 1999, Zero2IPO Group is a leading integrated service provider in the China venture capital and private equity industry. Its major businesses cover consultancy, research, conference & exhibition and other value-added services in the China venture capital and private equity industry as well as direct investment. Zero2IPO's mission is to be the preferred service provider to businesses in the venture capital and private equity industry by offering an unparalleled knowledge and expertise to our clients and partners.
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About JCD
Supported by Japanese investors, JCD Co., Ltd. was founded in 1993 by voluntary Chinese students who formerly studied in Japan and were sponsored by Chinese government.
As its name (Japan China Development) implies, JCD aims at actively promoting the communications between China and Japan in the fields of information, telecom, media, IT, health and medicine, and services. In the course of exploring new markets and added values, JCD will continuously consolidate and enlarge the businesses concerning investment, incubation, and consulting and make contributions to the economic development and friendly relations between China and Japan.
