The US economy may be in the doldrums and the eurozone debt crisis is lurching from bad to worse. But for private equity investors looking for returns, China remains the flavour of the moment.
Fundraising for China-focused private equity and venture capital has been unscathed by the global financial market turmoil. Having hit $20.8bn in 2010, fund raising activities are on track for another record year after having reached $18.6bn so far this year, according to the latest figures from Asian Private Equity Review.
And while China’s budding private equity scene has long been dominated by big foreign players – think Carlyle, TPG and Blackstone – homegrown Chinese groups are catching up fast.