2019 - HKVCA

Date	Events
17 December, 2019	HKVCA Masterclass: Licensing for Private Equity Fund Managers
The HKVCA held a three-hour masterclass on licensing for private equity fund managers on December 17, 2019. The masterclass was delivered by Anne-Marie Godfrey, Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and was focused on discussions around type 1 licenses, a universal requirement for all PE fund managers, issued by the SFC. Godfrey also offered her views on how tax changes can impact the licensing and compliance requirements of fund managers. The masterclass was attended by more than 30 industry practitioners who were keen to report that they found the course both informative and highly practical. We would like to express our gratitude to Akin Gump for its sponsorship and to Anne-Marie Godfrey for her instruction.
12 December, 2019	HKVCA Christmas Cocktails 2019
The HKVCA held its annual Christmas Cocktails event at the China Club on the evening of December 12, 2019. Attendees were formally welcomed to this year’s event by Wendy Zhu, the Association’s Executive Director and Managing Director at AlpInvest Partners. Nearly 100 people representing all sectors of the private equity and venture capital community were in attendance and enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate this holiday season with their professional colleagues. The HKVCA would like to thank again both Ascent Partners and Latham & Watkins for their support and sponsorship. We also would like to thank all those whose attendance made this event such a warm and festive evening.
10 December, 2019	HKVCA Family Office Lunch
The HKVCA organized a special luncheon for representatives from family offices at the China Club on December 10, 2019. The lunch featured a dedicated roundtable discussion on the challenges associated with managing family offices as well as the opportunities to be found in private capital investment. In addition, Peter Lee from Deloitte shared with attendees the various findings of the firm’s recent family office survey, which offered insights on the current market landscape and how to optimize management services for family members. The HKVCA would like to express our gratitude to Deloitte, whose sponsorship made this important event possible.
06 December, 2019	HKVCA Members Breakfast Meeting
December 6, 2019 saw the HKVCA hold its last monthly breakfast meeting of the year. Hosted at the Hong Kong Club by the Association’s Chairman, Chin Chou, more than 80 members registered to attend. Our monthly breakfast meetings continue to be very popular and well attended by our members and we look forward to continuing to host this great networking event in the coming year. In the meantime, the Association would like to thank all of our members who attended this month and we extend a special thanks to our sponsor, CSC Global Financial Markets (CSC), whose generosity helped make December’s breakfast meeting such a success.
04 December, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Case Studies
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
18 November, 2019	Seminar: Licensing of Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms
The HKVCA hosted a seminar with the Hong Kong Security and Futures Commission (SFC) on November 18, 2019 at the offices of KPMG. SFC representatives Wilson Lo, Senior Director; Eric Ho, Director, Licensing; and Adam Lo, Senior Manager, Licensing, Intermediaries, delivered a talk on SFC licensing requirements for private equity firms. In addition to providing a general overview of the SFC’s licensing regime, and common licensing issues, the speakers also used a series of slides illustrating which types of licenses professionals may need, what licensing requirements are exempted, the approval criteria and any ongoing obligations licenses require. More than 200 practitioners registered for the seminar and among the many highlights of the event was the high degree of interaction between the speakers and participants. The Association received a great deal of positive feedback, with many attendees noting they found the information provided extremely relevant. The HKVCA would like to thank the speakers and the attendees, and extends a very special thanks to KPMG for providing the venue.
08 November, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 7
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
29 October, 2019	Real Asset Seminar with Cocktails: A Conversation With Industry Leaders
The HKVCA held its Real Asset Seminar on October 29, 2019 at the China Club. More than 60 people registered to attend the event, which featured a panel made up of industry leaders who discussed issues around investment in the sector during uncertain times. Among the subjects examined by the panel were perceptions around shifting expectations, strategic positioning and the outlook for the industry across the region. The panelists also shared what were clearly optimistic views on real estate investment in Hong Kong during the Q&A session that followed the panel discussion. We would like to thank Invesco for its most generous sponsorship. We would also like to thank the panel members who contributed greatly to the success of the event, namely Calvin Chou, Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Invesco Real Estate; Christopher Heady, Senior Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Asia, Blackstone; Kenneth Gaw, President & Managing Principal, Gaw Capital Partners; and Alexandre Heriard-Dubreuil, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, L Catterton Real Estate.
23 October, 2019	HKVCA Wine Tasting Event 2019
The HKVCA held its annual wine tasting evening on October 23, 2019 at the Hong Kong Club and it proved to be once again one of the most popular events of the year. Following the theme “Everything Gevrey, Chambertin of course…”, Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee led the attendees through the tasting of five fabulous wines selected exclusively from producers located in the Gevrey-Chambertin area of France. More than 100 people registered for the event and feedback received from the participants indicated the evening was very much enjoyed and a tremendous success. The Association would like to offer its sincere thanks to our generous sponsor, Alvarez & Marsal, whose contributions made the evening possible. Our thanks also to the HKVCA’s Wine Committee, namely Marcus Thompson, Alain Fontaine, Anthony Chan and Mounir Guen, for all of the efforts they have made this year.
22 October, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 6
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
18 October, 2019	HKVCA Members Breakfast Meeting
The HKVCA held its monthly breakfast meeting at the Hong Kong Club on October 18, 2019. Hosted by our Executive Director, Wendy Zhu, the event was at full capacity with more than 100 members registering to attend. We were especially pleased to be able to welcome 13 new members to this month’s meeting, who were on hand to introduce themselves to their fellow members. This popular event continues to be a great opportunity for attendees to engage in networking, meet other Association members as well as their industry colleagues. The HKVCA would like to extend its thanks to all who participated, and a very special thanks to our sponsor, Ernst and Young (EY), whose support helped make the event such a success.
15 October, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 5
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
10 October, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 4
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
26 September, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 3
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
18 September, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 2
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling
17 September, 2019	HKVCA Luncheon Talk: Securing the public cloud: considerations, safeguards and cybersecurity
10 September, 2019	HKVCA Private Equity Fundamentals Course 2019 – Module 1
The HKVCA once again successfully hosted its annual Private Equity Fundamentals Course. Held between September and November 2019, this popular training class continued to focus on the very core fundamentals of private equity and venture capital. The course ran with the support of the Chinese University’s MBA program, Hong Kong University’s MBA program, and the MBA program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The first two sessions, which were held on September 10th and 18th, dealt with private equity basics and early stage investment. Modules covering investment decisions, valuation issues, ESG, post-investment matters and transaction documentation were completed on September 26th and October 10th, 15th and 22nd respectively. This year the Tax and Fundraising module was sponsored by KPMG and was completed on November 8th. The final module, a session dedicated to examining case studies, was held on December 4th. The HKVCA was very pleased that over 90 delegates attended the course and we would like to extend a very special thanks to our knowledgeable course instructors: Wen Tan, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments Matthew Puhar, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Naomi Moore, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michael Prahl, Partner, Asia-IO Advisors Alvin Lam, Principal, CVC Capital Partners Patrick Yip, Vice Chair, Deloitte China William Lee, Director, International Tax, Deloitte China Yvonne Yip, Senior Manager, International and M&A Tax Services, Deloitte China Robert Kwok, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young K. O. Chia, Director, Grace Financial Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Marketing Development Division, HKEX Roger King, Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST Winnie Peng, Associate Director, Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, HKUST John Levack, Vice Chairman, HKVCA NiQ Lai, Co-Founder & CEO, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited Rocky Lee, International Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Arion Yiu, Partner, KPMG Darren Bowdern, Partner, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Sandy Fung, Partner, KPMG Kasheen Grewal, Director, Deal Advisory and M&A Tax, KPMG Maurice Conway, Associate, Latham & Watkins Gwenlynne Lee, Associate, Latham & Watkins Ivan Chan, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Marcia Ellis, Partner & Co-Head of Asia Private Equity practice, Morrison & Foerster Catherine Liu, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster Olivia Tang, Associate, Morrison & Foerster Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, MVision Private Equity Advisers Leslie Tam, Senior Vice President, MVision Private Equity Advisers Min Lin, Founding Partner, NewQuest Capital Partners John E. (Jack) Lange, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Oscar Chow, Managing Director, Polaris Holdings Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Lorna Chen, Asia Managing Partner and Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling