Zero2IPO--China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking 2009 Unveiled

Shenzhen Capital Group and CDH were named "Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2009" and "Private Equity Fund of the Year 2009"

By (Zero2IPO Research Center)
Updated:2009-12-15
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The 9th China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Forum sponsored by Zero2IPO Group kicked off grandly in Grand Hyatt Shanghai.

After the grave financial crisis, who will be the Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2009 and Private Equity Fund of the Year 2009? And who will win the laurel of Active Venture Capitalist of the Year 2009 and Active Private Equity Capitalist of the Year 2009? As the most prestigious integrated service provider in the field of VC and PE, Zero2IPO Group held the 9th China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Forum in Grand Hyatt Shanghai, attracting nearly 1000 participants. As a core event of this gathering, Zero2IPO--China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking 2009 was unveiled on Dec. 10, 2009.

Zero2IPO Research Center spent several months integrating and verifying all data concerning managed capital, investment, fundraising and return on exit in 2009. With reference to the results from two rounds of large-scale nomination and voting, the Center selected the most representative VC/PE investors, institutions and entrepreneurs and intermediary service providers of the year 2009. They were honored for the great achievements they have accomplished in their own sectors through hard work and persistent efforts.

High on the ranking list released by Zero2IPO Group was a domestic VC institution, Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd., which came up first among the "Top 50 VC Funds of the Year 2009" due to its impressive performance in RMB fund fundraising, investment and exit. It was also named "Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2009", "Active Venture Capitalist of the Year 2009" and "Private Equity Fund of the Year 2009" at the same time. Fortune VC and Sequoia Capital ranked second and third among the "Top 50 VC Funds of the Year 2009" respectively. 

In recent years, Chinese PE market has witnessed soaring development and a rising position on Chinese capital market. According to the "Zero2IPO--China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking 2009", CDH won the top slot among the "Top 30 Private Equity Funds of the Year 2009" with the strongest comprehensive competitiveness. It also pocketed the award of "Private Equity Fund of the Year 2009". CITIC Industry Investment Management Co., Ltd., one of the "Active Private Equity Funds of the Year 2009", and Warburg Pincus, the "PE Exit Winner of the Year 2009", occupied the second and third slots on the list of the "Top 30 PE Funds of the Year 2009" respectively.

In recent years, the rapid development of Chinese economy and optimization and upgrading of industrial structure has created new opportunities for starting an undertaking. In particular, since the outbreak of the global financial tsunami, Chinese government has strived to create a sound entrepreneurial environment and encouraged independent undertaking, giving rise to a new boom in business establishment. The emergence of new enterprises has injected vitality to the development of Chinese economy while providing good investment opportunities for VC/PE investors. Fu Guangming with Saint Agriculture, Xu Jingnan with Peak Sport, Chen Bang with Aier Ophthalmology were named into the list of the "VC/PE-backed Entrepreneurs of the Year 2009". Moreover, Saint Agriculture was awarded "VC Exit of the Year 2009" for its outstanding performance and impressive returns on investment it provided for investors, while the laurel of "PE Exit of the Year 2009" went to Lepu Medical, which was listed on the ChiNext of Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Oct. 30, 2009.

As an indispensable force on the VC/PE market, Intermediary institutions have contributed a lot to the development of the industry via its professional services. In the ranking of the year 2009, DLA PIPER was highly recommended by VC investors for its classic cases and good reputation, pocketing the award of "Venture Capital Market Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009" for a second year in a row. O’Melveny & Myers also was awarded "Private Equity Market Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009" in succession. Besides, it was also named "Domestic M&A Market Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009". Commerce & Finance Law Offices was named "VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009", while King & Wood was awarded "VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009" and "VC/PE-backed Overseas M&A Market Legal Advisor of the Year 2009" for its professional services for Chinese enterprises. In auditing sector, PWC and BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs pocketed the "VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Auditing Firm of the Year 2009" and "VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Auditing Firm of the Year 2009" respectively.

Other awards were also given out during the awards ceremony, including the "Top 10 Venture Capitalists 2009", "Top 10 PE Capitalist 2009 (Focusing on Chinese Mainland)", "Top 50 VC Funds of the Year 2009", "Top 30 PE Funds of the Year 2009", "Top 3 VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Underwriters of the Year 2009" and "Top 3 VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Underwriters of the Year 2009".

Zero2IPO Group -- China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking, now in its ninth year, has received wide attention and recognition due to its independence, fairness and objectivity. The ranking now serves as the barometer of the performances of industry institutions, providing important reference for VC/PE institutions’ fundraising and investment activities. The ranking is an all-round examination of a number of aspects including investment, management, financing and exit. Management capital, newly-raised capital amount, number of investment deals, investment amount and number of exits as well as return on investment are important indicators of the ranking system. To best reflect the actual situation and trend of current development of Chinese VC/PE industry, these indicators are modified on a yearly basis according to actual conditions of development. Zero2IPO Group said it hopes the ranking can help the industry better understand the development trend of China’s VC/PE investment and strengthen the exchanges and cooperation among VC/PE institutions, LPs and enterprises to foster more successful enterprises.

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Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2009

SHENZHEN CAPITAL GROUP CO.,LTD.

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Active VC Fund of the Year 2009

SHENZHEN CAPITAL GROUP CO.,LTD.

IDG Capital Partners

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VC Fundraising Winner of the Year 2009

SHENZHEN CAPITAL GROUP CO.,LTD.

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VC Fundraising Winner of the Year 2009

Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital Co.Ltd.

SAIF Partners

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Top 50 Venture Capital Funds of the Year 2009

Rank

VC Funds

Rank

VC Funds

1

SHENZHEN CAPITAL GROUP CO.,LTD.

11

Softbank China Venture Capital

2

Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital Co.Ltd.

12

ZheJiang Silicon Paradise Venture Group Co., Ltd.

3

Sequoia Capital China

13

GREEN PINE CAPITAL PARTNERS CO..LTD

4

IDG Capital Partners

14

Orchid Asia Group Management, Ltd.

5

Jiangsu High-Tech Investment Group

15

Granite Global Ventures

6

SAIF Partners

16

BlueRun Ventures

7

Legend Capital Limited

17

DT Capital Partners

8

Shanghai NewMargin Ventures Co. Ltd.

18

GSR Ventures

9

China Merchants Technology Group Co., Ltd.

19

Northern Light Venture Capital

10

CDH Venture

20

Qiming Weichuang Venture Capital Management(Shanghai) Company Limited

Below Rank List is no Particular Order

 

KTB Investments

 

Tsinghua Science Park Capital

 

Tsing Capital Management Co., Ltd.

 

Cybernaut (China) Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd

 

Morningside Ventures

 

ShangHai HurraH Investment Co.,Ltd.

 

Wintech lInvestment Management  Co. Ltd

 

Shenzhen Leaguer Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Draper Fisher Jurvetson Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

Shenzhen OFC Investment Management Ltd.

 

Gobi Partners

 

Tiantu Capital Co., Ltd.(TC Shenzhen)

 

Lightspeed Venture Partners

 

Shenzhen Cowin Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Guangdong Technology Venture Capital Group Co., Ltd.

 

Suzhou Ventures Group Co., Ltd.

 

Heilongjiang Chenergy HIT Hi-Tech Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.

 

Tianjin Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd.

 

Hunan Hi-Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Wuhan Huagong Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Hunan Xiangtou High-Tech Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Intel Capital Corporation

 

Matrix Partners China

 

INFOTECH PACIFIC VENTURES L. P.

 

Kaixin Investment Co., Ltd.

 

AsiaVest Partners, TCW/YFY Ltd.

 

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

 

Zhejiang Zheshang Venture Investment Management Co., Ltd.

 

KEYTONE Ventures

 

iD TechVentures Inc.

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Private Equity Fund of the Year 2009

CDH Investments

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Active PE Fund of the Year 2009

CITIC Private Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

HOPU INVESTMENT

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PE Fundraising Winner of the Year 2009

CITIC Private Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

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PE Exit Winner of the Year 2009

Warburg Pincus LLC.

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Top 30 Private Equity Funds of the Year 2009

Rank

PE Funds

Rank

PE Funds

1

CDH Investments

6

HOPU INVESTMENT

2

CITIC Private Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

7

The Carlyle Group, L.L.C.

3

Warburg Pincus LLC.

8

CCBI

4

Baring Private Equity Asia

9

Jiuding Capital

5

New Horizon

10

Hony Capital (Beijing Hony Future Investment Advisor Ltd.)

Below Rank List is no Particular Order

 

IDG Capital Partners

 

Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity

 

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

 

JP Morgan

 

The Blackstone Group

 

CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG

 

Bain Capital Asia, LLC

 

Milestone Capital Management Limited

 

Texas Pacific Group

 

Olympus Capital Holdings Asia

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd.

 

FountainVest Partners (Asia) Limited

 

the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd.

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

 

Actis Capital LLP

 

Gold Stone Investment Limited

 

Trustbridge Partners

 

Macquarie Group

 

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited

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Venture Capitalist of the Year 2009

Name

VC Fund

Position

Zhou Liu

Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital Co.Ltd.

Founding Partner and Chairman

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Top 10 Venture Capitalists of the Year 2009

Name

VC Funds

Position

Gabriel Li

Orchid Asia Group Management, Ltd.

Managing Director

Zhou Liu

Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital Co.Ltd.

Founding Partner and Chairman

Fei Luo

GREEN PINE CAPITAL PARTNERS CO.LTD

Chairman, Managing Director and General Manager

Neil Shen

Sequoia Capital China

Founding Managing Partner

Dongping Sun

SHENZHEN CAPITAL GROUP CO.,LTD.

Vice President

Bing Xiao

Shenzhen Fortune Venture Capital Co.Ltd.

Managing Partner,Deputy-Director

Jinrong Xu

Jiangsu High-Tech Investment Group

Chairman

Andy Yan

SAIF Partners

Managing Partner

Fei Yang

IDG Capital Partners

General Partner

Linan Zhu

Legend Capital Limited

CEO,Managing Director

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PE Capitalist of the Year 2009

Name

PE Fund

Position

Lefei Liu

CITIC Private Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

Chairman and CEO

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Top 10 PE Capitalists of the Year 2009

Name

PE Funds

Position

Leo Cai

Jiuding Capital

Executive President

Fenglei Fang

HOPU INVESTMENT

Founding Partner/Board Chairman

Sean He

The Carlyle Group, L.L.C.

Managing Director

Zhanghong Hu

CCBI

CEO

Lefei Liu

CITIC Private Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

Chairman and CEO

Chang Sun

Warburg Pincus LLC.

Managing Director

Shangzhi Wu

CDH Investments

Chairman,Managing Partner

Jianming Yu

New Horizon Capital

Managing Partner

Conrad Tsang

Baring Private Equity Asia

Managing Director

John H. Zhao

Hony Capital (Beijing Hony Future Investment Advisor Ltd.)

CEO

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VC/PE-backed Entrepreneur of the Year 2009


Name

PE Fund

Position

Guangming Fu

FUJIAN SUNNER DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD

Founder,Chairman&General Manage

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Top 10 VC/PE-backed Entrepreneurs of the Year 2009


Name

Enterprise

Position

Bang Chen

Aier Eye Hospital Group

Funder&Chairman

Guangming Fu

FUJIAN SUNNER DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD

Funder,Chairman&General Manager

Beichun Gu

MecoxLane Inc.

CEO

Shanyou Li

www.ku6.com

Chairman & CEO

Feng Lu

Shanghai Wind Information Co., Ltd.,

Funder&Chairman

Taoran Sun

lakala.com Inc.

Director

Feng Wang

LineKong Entertainment Technology Co,.Ltd

Chairman & CEO

Jingnan Xu

PEAK SPORT PRODUCTS CO.,LIMITED.

Chairman&Managing Director

Libo Yang

Kanghui Medical Innovation Co., Ltd.

CEO

Lan zhang

South Beauty Group

Funder&Chairman

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VC Investment of the Year 2009

PEAK SPORT PRODUCTS CO.,LIMITED.

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VC Exit of the Year 2009

FUJIAN SUNNER DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD

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PE Investment of the Year 2009

从缺

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PE Exit of the Year 2009

Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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The 2009 China Venture Capital & Private Equity LP Special Achievement Award

China Development Bank

 

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China Venture Capital & Private Equity LP Investment of the Year 2009

National Council for Social security fund

 

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Venture Capital Market Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

DLA Piper UK LLP


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Private Equity Market Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

O'Melveny & Myers LLP.


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VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

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VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

King & Wood PRC Lawyers

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VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Auditing Firm of the Year 2009

Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Auditing Firm of the Year 2009

Firm

BDO CHINA SHU LUN PAN CPAS

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Top 3 VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Underwriters of the Year 2009

Company

UBS Group

Macquarie Group

Credit Suisse Group

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Top 3 VC/PE-backed Domestic IPO Lead Underwriters of the Year 2009

Company

Ping An Securities Co., Ltd.

China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd.

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.

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VC/PE-related Overseas M&A Market Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

King & Wood PRC Lawyers

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VC/PE-related Domestic M&A Market Legal Advisor of the Year 2009

Firm

O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

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