Private Equity in China: Challenges and Opportunities

About the Author

Kwek-Ping Yong is the CEO of Inventis Investment Holdings (China) Ltd. and has more than 10 years of private equity investment experience in China. Kwek Ping started his first USD private equity China-focused growth fund in 2001 and has since made more than 30 investments in different cities in China across various industries, including the manufacturing, mining, energy, food and beverage, and retail sectors. Kwek Ping has also planned and executed many successful exits through trade sales and pre-IPO transactions. Kwek Ping launched his first Chinese RMB private equity growth fund in 2010 with a total of USD and RMB fund size of more than US$3.0 billion under management. Kwek Ping’s track record is well recognized, and he is frequently invited to speak at many international conferences and summits. Before joining the private equity industry, Kwek Ping was the managing director of a Finnish listed company, Nedecon Oyj, responsible for its Asia operations. Kwek Ping teaches private equity courses at the Singapore Management University and he is a Senior Fellow of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Kwek Ping can be contacted by e-mailing him at [e-mail].