Investor Shelf

Markets in Focus: Private Equity & Venture Capital in Greater China’s Innovation Economy (Preqin)

ReportPreqinDecember 201940 pages60 min readOriginal source
Key number
596 billion USD
Greater China PEVC Assets under Management p.6

Summary

  • Greater China accounts for 61% of Asia-Pacific-focused PEVC assets under management, tracked across over 4,600 fund managers and 740 investors.p.3
  • In an investor survey, 54% of respondents reported plans to make new capital commitments to Greater China-focused PEVC funds over the coming 12 months.p.34
  • Aggregate PEVC deal value in Taiwan reached an unprecedented 10-year high of $2.0bn in 2018.p.37

Key insights

  1. As of July 2019, the number of private equity-backed buyout deals and VC deals in Greater China declined by 30% and 48% respectively compared with the same period in 2018.p.3
  2. The aggregate value of artificial intelligence venture capital deals expanded 27-fold in five years to reach $8.1bn in 2018.p.5
  3. Healthcare and Information Technology were identified by surveyed LPs as the top two industries presenting the best opportunities in Greater China PEVC.p.35
  4. The launch of the Shanghai SSE STAR Market established a registration-based IPO system designed to facilitate capital access for pre-profit technology enterprises.p.36

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