Letter from the editor: AVCJ is moving to Mergermarket
Tim Burroughs, managing editor of AVCJ, outlines the next steps for the product and its subscribers as we migrate our content and enhance our offering via the next-generation Mergermarket platform
Dear readers,
AVCJ has been the voice of Asia’s private equity and venture capital community for nearly four decades. Few information providers in the region can match this longevity nor the deep networks and domain expertise it engenders. Our coverage has offered timely insights into the trends that have characterised the rise of private capital in Asia.
That will not change. Rather, we are enhancing our offering by plugging it into the broader Mergermarket ecosystem. As an existing AVCJ subscriber, you will now consume our current content, and much more besides, via the next-generation Mergermarket platform instead of the AVCJ website.
At a time when accessing up-to-the-minute, accurate and predictive intelligence has never been more vital, we have never been better positioned to provide it.
In addition to the unparalleled Asian private equity insights that you have come to expect, you will:
▪ Access nose-to-tail coverage of private equity globally, across the capital raising, deployment and realisation cycle, all in one place
▪ Access next-generation Mergermarket's new private equity sponsor and company profiles, which provide a 360-degree view of buyers and sellers
▪ Be the first to know about companies coming to market via Mergermarket's industry-leading coverage of M&A auctions
▪ Benefit from next-generation Mergermarket's origination capabilities, including the Likely to Exit predictive scores
▪ Get the content that interests you most via Mergermarket's sophisticated alerts system, receiving real-time notifications tailored to your needs
You can find out more about next-generation Mergermarket’s predictive capabilities here.
Asian private equity’s most consistent performers have demonstrated an ability to adapt, honing their value proposition so that it remains relevant amid evolving market conditions.
AVCJ is looking to do much the same. We will continue to capture fundraising, investment, and exit activity through news, analyses, and profiles, but it will be accompanied by a wealth of other capabilities for deal origination, deal structuring and execution, and benchmarking.
The AVCJ website will no longer be updated with fresh content from November 13 and our newsletters will transition to the Mergermarket alerts system on this date.
In the meantime, your relationship managers within ION Analytics will be available to answer any questions that you might have.
Our AVCJ events programme remains as packed as ever, you can find more information on it here.
We value our relationships with the private equity community and will continue to pursue the highest standards of reporting on the industry as part of the next stage in the development of our coverage and our offering to you.
Best wishes,
Tim
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