AVCJ: Under new ownership

Our Europe-focused sister publication, Unquote, has also been sold as part of the same transaction. It is intended to bolster Mergermarket's global footprint and expand the provision of private equity and venture capital-related data, events and intelligence.

Mergermarket Group (www.mergermarketgroup.com), a BC Partners portfolio company, is a global media company providing investment banks, advisory professionals, fund managers, private equity firms and other professionals with forward-looking intelligence, analysis and data. Its existing products include Mergermarket, Debtwire, Dealreporter, Infinata, Xtract Research, and the Remark global events division.

So exactly what does this mean for AVCJ? First and foremost, it will be business as usual. The senior AVCJ team - including Tim Burroughs, Darryl Mag, Jonathon Cohen, Sarah Doyle, Anil Nathani, Sam Lau, Helen Lee, and myself - will remain with the brand and transfer to Mergermarket as part of the transaction.

We and our departmental teams will continue to provide clients with the top-level content, events, networking and research that they have become accustomed to receiving from AVCJ. Indeed, it is our hope that the service will only get better. With access to Mergermarket's network of more than 1,000 staff and a presence in 65 countries, complementary products and substantial resources, we want to enhance and expand AVCJ's product line.

As mentioned above, this is not our first sale and we've certainly gone from strength to strength as each new owner has committed to invest in the business. Dan Schwartz, whom some of you know, took over AVCJ in 1992. Through a combination of hard work and changes driven by wider macroeconomic issues (including the Asian financial crisis and dotcom boom) he grew the business to resemble what it is today.

Since the acquisition by Incisive Media in 2006, AVCJ has seen further growth. This has arguably been most visible on the events side as we took the brand into countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines, and also (re)introduced vertical conferences, including our recently concluded ESG forum. At the same time, we have taken AVCJ fully digital and increased frequency of our output to include a daily news alert.

We promise to continue to deliver such impactful products under Mergermarket Group's ownership. We have a number of ideas for new product launches in the near future but are always happy to listen to our clients as well, so please don't hesitate to contact us.

Thank you very much for your support over the years and we hope that we can continue to be an integral part of the private equity and venture capital industry in Asia.

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