37th AVCJ Private Equity Forum

Morrison Foerster is proud to once again sponsor the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) Private Equity Forum, the most influential and largest gathering of private equity and venture professionals in Asia. Curated by Mergermarket, the four-day conference will be held in a hybrid format in Hong Kong, at which MoFo partners Marcia Ellis and Nozomi Oda will moderate panel discussions to explore investment strategies in the Asia middle market and delve into the investment landscapes of Japan.

Investment Summit – Day 1 | Asia middle market: Multi-strategy vs single strategy

November 20, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Moderated by Marcia Ellis, Global Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice at Morrison Foerster, this panel will include Leon Meng, Founding Managing Partner and CEO at Ascendent Capital Partners, Colin Dunne, Partner at Navis Capital Partners, Chulmin Lee, Managing Partner at VIG Partners, Saurabh Chatterjee, Managing Director at ChrysCapital Advisors and Andrew Thompson, Head of Private Equity ASPAC at KPMG. The speakers will explore the following topics.

• What is the rationale for middle-market GPs adding strategies?
• Where is the most logical white space – credit, infrastructure, VC?
• How are specialists distinguishing themselves in terms of value creation?
• Is it possible to be a multi-strategy thematic investor? 

Investment Summit – Day 2 | Track 1: Japan: A reliable choice

November 21, 2024,  11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Moderated by Nozomi Oda, Co-Head of Morrison Foerster’s Asia Private Equity Practice, this panel will include Kenta Shima, Partner at J-Star, Hideto Yajima, Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Advisory at Japan Post Investment Corporation Toshitaka (Taka) Shimizu, Partner at L Catterton and Shota Kuwaki, Executive Director at Sunrise Capital. The speakers will explore the following topics.

• What makes Japan so appealing in the current environment?
• Are take-privates rivalling carve-outs and succession as sources of deal flow?
• How do managers position themselves as differentiated?
• Are LPs right to be concerned about escalating mid-market fund sizes?

Learn more about this event and our Private Equity Investments + Buyouts practice.