CVCA Profile

Founded in 2002, the Hong Kong-based China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is the oldest and longest-running trade group representing the venture capital and private equity investment industry in Greater China. Through reliance on its international team of experts, while upholding its independence and professional integrity, CVCA is committed to promoting the healthy and sustainable development of the venture capital and private equity industry in Greater China through market-oriented operations. CVCA has nearly 100 regular members and associates, including a number of the most renowned and influential firms in China and the world at large, e.g., Carlyle Group, KKR & Co., TPG Capital, Warburg Pincus, CDH Investments, Hony Capital, Goldman Sachs Group, Sequoia Capital, IDG Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and CITIC Capital. To date, CVCA members run over 250 U.S dollar-denominated investment funds in Greater China, with a total of US$1.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM); and 220 RMB-denominated funds, with RMB¥280 billion in AUM. With a wealth of investment experience and a proven track record in deal-making globally and across varying economic cycles, these institutions are firmly committed to the Chinese market, successfully investing in many industries in Greater China. Their substantial investment in Mainland China not only contributes to the prosperity of the Chinese private equity market and industry development, providing opportunities for many of China’s most innovative companies, these investments also align with China’s economic development strategy, contributing to the advancement of China’s real economy and its economic transformation.