Private investments, including private equity and venture capital (PEVC), hedge funds, and secondaries, are all flourishing in China due to favourable reforms and an accommodating economic environment, according to the ‘Preqin Alternative Assets in Asia-Pacific: Greater China’ report published by Preqin, the global leader in alternative assets data, tools, and insights.

Greater China’s PEVC has soared, with more than 1.04tn USD assets under management (AUM) as of September 2020, equating to 61% of capital targeting the wider Asia-Pacific region. Venture capital remains the dominant strategy in Greater China, accounting for 46% of total PEVC AUM based in the country as of September 2020.

Ventech China is No.1 in the quartile ranking list of the Most Consistent Top Performing Venture Capital Fund Managers in Greater China (All Vintages)

In addition, Ventech China III ranked 5th in the list of top performing Greater China-focused USD-denominated venture capital funds (vintages 2008-2018), with a net IRR of 28.1%.

Inspired by Preqin's recognition, Ventech China team will insist on our core belief of value investment in the future.

Additional Key Highlights:

• Venture capital exits climbed to $81bn in 2020, up from a recent low of $15bn in 2016.

• China’s dependency ratio has been steadily climbing, from 34.2% in 2010 to 41.5% in 2020. Preqin data shows that consumer discretionary deals represented 34% of total deal value in 2020, up from only 17% in 2015.

• Greater China currently consists of 3,952 fund managers and 1,113 investors – both the largest of any Asia-Pacific region.

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