Introduction

With the financial crisis sweeping, assets of many international LPs are significantly reduced. China's VCs/PEs with foreign background are in difficulties in raising new funds. Therefore, how to find new investors (LPs), has become VCs/PEs current problems which need to solve urgently. However, comparing to other countries in the world, China's VC/PE market in a relatively stable development still has a strong appeal to international LPs. Meanwhile, Chinese government guiding funds and local private capital-based LPs are also eager to find suitable investment opportunities and the excellent VCs/PEs teams.

In this case, active communication between LPs & GPs becomes more and more necessary. To this end,  China Venture Capital Research Institute and Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University will jointly organize International LP&GP Summit in Shanghai (China) on January 14-16, 2010. The Summit will aggregate more than 1000 billion USD from global VC/PE industry, discuss the sustainable value-added ways of capital and gather 100+ LPs (including Security Fund, Pension Fund, FOF, etc.) from Europe, America, the Middle East , Asia and Mainland China, 100+ excellent GPs with extensive experience and outstanding performance.

The Summit will focus on three macro view issues as "New Trends: China and World Economy", "Evolution of Global LPs’ Investment Strategies" & "China’s VC/PE Development Trends" and five micro view issues as "LP in China: Status Quo and Development, Opportunities & Challenges", "Management and Operation of FOF: International Experience and Chinese Local Practices", "LP in china: Investment Strategy and Practice" & "Experiencing Sharing: How Chinese VCs/PEs win LPs Favor" to have depth discussion.

In order to further promote a communication and cooperation between LPs at home and aboard, international LPs and local GPs, the summit will particularly arrange two high-end of closed-door roundtable meetings spotlighted on "Cooperation Dialog between Chinese and international LPs" and "Cooperation Dialog between International LPs and Chinese GPs". At the same time, 30 outstanding VCs/PEs, according to a long-term follow-up survey from China Venture Capital Research Institute, will be selected from more than 800 institutions to give road shows in fund raising. Representatives from foreign and Chinese prestigious LPs are also invited to have on-site assessment, to dock to perfect combine of theoretical exploration and practical operation. 

The Summit will aim to

•  Futher deppen the international LPs and GPs to not only recognize China's macroeconomic situation and industry  development  trends, but also understand in vestment-related policies of venture capital.
• Set up the cooperative platform for LPs at home and aboard, international LPs and Chinese GPs to explore the sustainable development of global capital investment and facilitate international LPs to match effectively with Chinese GPs.
• Effectively attract international capital to invest in China, especially in Shanghai to promote the construction of Shanghai international financial center.