China VC/PE Market Review Jan-Nov 2010

    The Venture Capital (VC) market of China recovered quickly sincethe beginning of 2010, and entered a new round of fast growth, shaking off the impact of the financial crisis. In particular, many indicators have hit 10-year high, including No. and Amt. of New Funds, No. and Amt. of Deals and Exit Deals and Returns.

    The structure of China’s Private Equity (PE) market has also been undergoing significant changes, with the number of newly raised funds even higher than previous record high in 2007 and the value twice as much as that of last year. Growth funds still led the way in fundraising. M&A funds kept expanding. Real estate funds saw the new peak of fund raising. The number of PE cases hit a record high, though the amount per deal remained relatively low.