BDA hosted its 4th Private Equity Conference in Singapore and Shanghai

BDA PE Conference: The premier Asian deal networking event for PE investors

This year’s BDA PE Conference saw 52 leading private companies conducting one-on-one meetings with more than 300 Asian and global PE investors in Shanghai and Singapore. More than 50 senior bankers from BDA’s global team were also in attendance.

52 Presenting companies	80+ GPs and Investors	300+ Senior PE investors
>US$10bn of EV	>US$12bn of dry power	300+ 1×1 meetings

Paul DiGiacomo, Managing Partner and Head of the Financial Sponsors Group, BDA Partners, said: “Every year our flagship PE Conference has grown, and this year we had a great line-up of companies presenting across the consumer, health, industrial, services and tech sectors.”

“We were also pleased to see some companies and management teams participating again as presenters after having presented at previous conferences. It signals that they find this event to be a worthwhile use of their time. It also is indicative of the growing recognition in Asia that private equity has an important role to play as good owners of high-quality companies over a long term. We are starting to see more companies in Asia successfully transition to their 3rd or 4th private equity owner in a row, a trend which we believe is set to grow.”

“Thank you for the support from all our participants, presenting companies, investors and our colleagues to make this event a great success. We look forward to seeing you all again at the 2023 BDA PE Conference.”

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

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

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.

About BDA Partners

BDA Partners hosted our inaugural China Growth Capital Conference on April 26^th – 28^th. 20 presenting companies from consumer, health, services and technology sectors gave presentations to growth capital investors in over 200 virtual one-on-one meetings.

Anthony Siu, Partner and Co-Head of Shanghai, said: “Our 3-day virtual conference was a big success. It was BDA’s first growth capital conference and it attracted over 300 investors from 150 PE firms to participate in our conference. The attendees included blue-chip global and China USD funds as well as China RMB funds. We also received strong support from Founders and CEOs of high-growth companies in China to present at our conference. These companies represent industries which are at the forefront of China’s economic development including digital health, in-vitro diagnostics, premium healthcare services, lifestyle & wellness and fintech. The strong turnout reflects investor appetite for high-quality companies set to benefit from China’s rapid transformation toward an advanced economy. It also demonstrates ample private market liquidity seeking mid to late stage opportunities in China. We are very pleased to be the partner of choice for our clients in bringing private capital and exciting growth opportunities together.”

We look forward to our next BDA China Growth Capital Conference in 2023, and also the annual BDA PE Conference in late 2022. Please contact us at gcc@bdapartners.com or pe-conference@bdapartners.com if you would like to learn more about either conference, and the benefits of both presenting and attending.