Asia PE-VC Summit 2024

China’s PE-VC industry must ‘go its own way’ amid tough times: Oriza FOFs

There is still space for USD funds to grow in the local market, says managing partner Xu Qing.

Private money is chasing maximum returns rather than accepting a lower risk-return profile to drive ESG outcomes.

LPs are taking a bottom-up approach towards China despite the risk that may be involved.

“The B2B sector consumes more energy.”

“Every year there are $20b of continuation vehicles in Asia but $3b of them get executed.”

Southeast Asia is still in the very early days when it comes to climate tech.

One area where SE Asian emerging managers are finding success is sector specialisation.

“We’re seeing a lot of global GPs starting to invest in Asia, particularly SE Asia.”

Inherent gender biases exist in some current policies and strategies.

The sector remains a viable long-term opportunity if approached with the right strategy.