
23rd Annual AVCJ Forum Attracts 1,000 of the Industry's Leading Names and Faces
Today marked the close of the successful 23rd annual AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum 2010, showcasing Asia's position as the leading destination for international capital, and attended by 1,000 industry professionals from 31 countries, including 247 LPs representing around $500 billion in capital.
Keynotes included David Bonderman, Founding Partner of TPG Capital, Howard Marks, Chairman of Oaktree, Steven Barnes, MD of Bain Capital, Glenn Hutchins, co-founder and co-CEO of Silver Lake, economist Andy Xie, and Jonathan Nelson, CEO of Providence Equity Partners. In attendance and filling two floors, ballrooms and breakout rooms of the Four Seasons, were the founders, CEOs and major dealmakers from such firms as KKR, Bain Capital, Baring Private Equity Asia, Pacific Equity Partners, Providence Partners, KPMG, Actis, Navis, Olympus, Coller, Longreach, IL&FS, IDFC, Unitas, Ogier, Greenpark, AON, Apollo, MVision, Squadron, CVC Asia Pacific, Clearwater, AIF, CFCI, Apollo, AMCG, PAG, Goodwin Proctor, Morrison Foerster, Troutman Sanders, Baker & McKenzie, and CNEI, among others.
"The AVCJ Forum has grown considerably over the past more than two decades. It has become an ecosystem in and of itself, and a must-attend week for anyone involved in private equity in Asia. Our unique position in the market allows the Forum to be a place for those from outside Asia to learn more about the market dynamics here, for those in Asia to share their ideas and experiences, and for business partnerships among LPs, GPs and service partners to be forged. This year marks a 10% increase in attendance from 2009, and we are delighted with the calibre and diversity of industry professionals who attended," said Jonathon Whiteley, Managing Director of Incisive Media.
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