BDA hosted 2022 Consumer and Retail Forum in Hong Kong

BDA Partners and Roland Berger jointly hosted the 2022 Consumer & Retail Forum in Hong Kong.

60 participants attended, from 40 companies: a combination of prominent consumer goods companies and leading financial sponsors.

BDA Partners’ Head of Hong Kong Office and Partner, Simon Kavanagh opened the Forum, and BDA Partners’ Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail, Asia, Karen Cheung gave a keynote presentation.

The panel discussions involved industry leaders and sector experts, exchanging insights and ideas, touching on thought-provoking ESG and climate change issues. They also discussed topics impacting Asian supply chains, as well as the future of retail and e-tail.

Panel discussion topics included:

Supply chain disruptions: challenges, opportunities and trends
ESG: The rise of the conscious consumers and investors
Retail vs e-tail: transformation of consumer experience

Karen Cheung, Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail Asia, BDA, said: “It was encouraging to see so many industry players and investors having a positive outlook on 2023. We expect to see promising opportunities in consumer and retail within the region. We look forward to working with our clients to unlock them.”

BDA will again hold the Consumer & Retail Forum next year. We look forward to seeing all our guests again.

If you want to find out more, please contact our team at BDAHK2022CandRforum@bdapartners.com.

Simon Kavanagh, Head of Hong Kong Office and Partner, BDA Partners

Karen Cheung, Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail Asia, BDA Partners

BDA Partners and OC&C Strategy Consultants jointly hosted the 2022 China Consumer and Retail Investment Forum in Shanghai. It was a great success. The Forum focused on Consumer and Retail investment opportunities for the post-COVID economy. Senior executives from leading multinational corporations, state-owned and private enterprises, as well as private equity firms, attended our inaugural event. The latest report 2022 China Consumer & Retail Investment Forum has captured all the insights of the Forum.

Key takeaways:

Rising personal health awareness drives consumer demand for nutritional food and wearable devices
Pre-cooked food becomes a new lifestyle trend in the “singles’ economy”
Value-for-money purchasing behaviour in a slow economy drives demand for discount retail and second-hand luxury products
Supply chain businesses exhibit strong resilience, in spite of downstream customers experiencing significant volatility
PE investments focus on business sustainability and cash flow generation, rather than purely on growth

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About BDA Partners

BDA Partners is the global investment banking advisor for Asia. We are a premium provider of Asia-related advice to sophisticated clients globally, with over 25 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A, capital raising, and financial restructuring. We provide global reach with our teams in New York and London, and true regional depth through our seven Asian offices in Mumbai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo. BDA has deep expertise in the Chemicals, Consumer & Retail, Health, Industrials, Services and Technology sectors. We work relentlessly to earn our clients’ trust by delivering insightful advice and outstanding outcomes.

BDA Partners has strategic partnerships with William Blair, a premier global investment banking business, and with DBJ (Development Bank of Japan), a Japanese Government-owned bank with US$150bn of assets. bdapartners.com

The 2022 Consumer and Retail Investment Forum, hosted by BDA Partners and OC&C Strategy Consultants on 2nd September, was a great success. The Forum focused on Consumer investment opportunities post-COVID. 65 senior executives attended, from multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, publicly listed companies, and leading private equity firms. They held lively discussions on market trends, outlook and opportunities coming out of COVID.

Since the outbreak of COVID in 2020, the Consumer industry has been dented. Investor confidence has dampened. COVID was a stress-test for enterprises, as well as a touchstone to test the vision and capability of every player in the industry.

Bringing deep combined insights on the Consumer sector, BDA and OC&C co-hosted the in-person gathering in Shanghai. The Forum comprised five sessions, including keynote presentations and panel discussions, illuminating the post-COVID macro environment, industry outlooks, M&A and capital raising opportunities, and ready-to-cook sector trends.

If you want to find out more, please email our team at CR-event@bdapartners .com.

BDA Partners Shanghai, from left: Jeffrey Wang, Partner and Co-Head of Shanghai; Vivian Ren, Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail, China;
and Anthony Siu, Partner and Co-Head of Shanghai

The first in-person event in the quarter garnered great success.