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Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC
Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC is an investment firm with a 10-year track record of investing in special situations, credit or otherwise undervalued assets and securities in Asia. Clearwater utilizes its proprietary sourcing network, rigorous analytical capabilities, local language and deal execution capabilities and focuses its investments in India, Korea, China, Australia and Southeast Asia. With approximately $2 billion of assets under management, Clearwater employs more than 75 professionals in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai, Seoul, Beijing and New York. More information is available at www.clearwatercapital.com.
Lombard is a leading international private equity investment manager with offices in Bangkok, Hong Kong and San Francisco, and extensive working relationships in Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Shanghai and Taipei. Formed in 1985, Lombard has made more than 90 minority growth and control investments in Asia and North America. The firm's investors include some of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, major pension funds and corporations, as well as family offices in Asia, Europe and North America.
Since 1996, Lombard has helped build dynamic Asian businesses from early stage ventures through expansion, growth and IPO, and also backs financial restructuring and management buyins. Lombard provides strategic and financial advice to its portfolio companies, adds further value through introducing innovations and improved business practices, and by leveraging its extensive relationships in North America and Asia.
PEP Funds take control positions in a select group of Australian and New Zealand companies with enterprise values in the range A$250M~A$1B+. Operating company management are provided with capital and resources as necessary to deliver full potential.
Established in 1998, the firm has made 22 operating company investments, over 30 add-on acquisitions at the company level and manages over A$6B of equity funds. The 8 current PEP group operating companies have some A$2.6B combined revenues per annum, spanning industrial, retail, energy, consumer products, entertainment/media and the financial services industries; employ over 18,000 people and generate over A$715M dollars in profits.
In terms of liquidity and returns PEP has been fortunate over the last 13 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.
AVCAL represents and promotes the long term interests of the private equity and venture capital industry in Australia.
We work to ensure a favourable environment for growth in sustainable equity investment and entrepreneurship. We fulfil this purpose by creating a forum for our members, being a single voice with government, regulators and the public through providing research and by facilitating networking and training programs throughout Australia.
Our association is overseen by a Council of 14 industry participants from the private equity and venture capital industries. The Council is supported by a range of specific working groups that provide input and guidance on specific issues and a secretariat headed by the industry spokesperson/CEO and is headquartered in Sydney, NSW.
In addition to supporting and promoting the industry, we periodically select and support appropriate philanthropy partners in Australia by providing them a distribution mechanism for corporate awareness. We are working towards encouraging principles of responsible investment (economic, socially aware and environmental) to our members.
If you are looking for capital, please check our detailed information below. AVCAL is an industry association, we do not provide capital.
AVCAL are associate members of the IGCC.
Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (HKVCA), established in 1987, is the oldest industry Association in Asia. It represents institutional investors engaged in the venture capital / private equity industry at all levels - from seed, startup, growth, buyouts and restructuring - investing in the Asia-Pacific region. HKVCA's mission is to stimulate a vibrant venture capital and private equity industry in Asia while promoting the role of member firms in value creation, innovation and economic development. It works for the high standards in industry professional ethics, international best practices and standards; provides a forum for networking and experience sharing for its members; and represents the common interests and views of its members before governmental and other relevant bodies. The Association organizes an active program of luncheons talks, seminars and conferences, delegations, joint activities with the government and trade bodies, and networking with other business groups on a local and international level.
ISI Emerging Markets (www.securities.com) is a pioneer of high-value emerging market business and financial information, with the Internet as its distribution channel where over 10,000+ users in Asia use the online service. ISI Emerging Markets is headquartered in New York and has 29 offices around the world.
We partner with a range of customers like private equity firms, venture capitalists, investment bankers, brokerage firms, management consultancies, banks, and other diversified companies for their business and financial requirements.
ISI Emerging Markets aggregates hard-to-get information from premium sources on the basis of business news, company financials for private & public listed company, research on companies, M&A & PE deals across all the sectors, in-depth Industry research for more than 100 sectors along with the Macro-economic and Financial market information of the country. A one stop consolidated resource for information from more than 20,000 sources.
