China’s economy has been impacted severely by global finance crisis. Since 2005, the venture capital and private equity investment market in China has developed dramatically, which attracted a lot of international capitals and many newly established local funds. The industry reached its peak as billions of dollars are injected into China in 2006 and 2007. However, investors became cautious and generally slowed down their investment pace when global economy collapsed in 2008. Although it’s not clear if the economy has hit its bottom, most VC/PE firms still hold their confidence in China’s long-term capital market and they believe that the industry will improve in a fast pace at next 2 years. Their confidence mainly comes from the rationalizing valuation model, the more and more mature VC investment market, and the incoming GEM. Now, 2009, we are facing difficulties as well as opportunities. When securities traders are allowed to invest in Pre-IPOs, National Insurance Fund gets a role in PE industry, IPO is postponed, and M&A becomes the top choice when exit, it’s now up to us to make this year a turning point.

At December of 2009, Holyzone is going to be combined with NBD, Sina Finance, CCTV Finance and Reuters to launch “The 3rd China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards Ceremony”. Selective activities will be started from August. The event covers all aspects of VC industry. It’s committed to help outstanding VC to establish its leadership and discover the most valuable enterprises in China.

Theme:

“China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards Ceremony” is an annual festival in venture capital and private equity industry. It’s hosted together by EZCaptial as a leading professional media in VC/PE investment sector, NBD, Sina Finance, CCTV Finance as top finance Medias in China, and Lotus as an international media group. The award aims to accelerate China’s capital market development and unveil the trend of VC investment, so that fund-seeking entrepreneurs can get to know more about capital industry. Moreover, participating Medias are going to disseminate distinguished VC/PE firms, financial services supplying institutions and valuable enterprises.

About the Awards:

-Holyzone, NBD, Sina Finance, CCTV Finance, and EZCapital are holding “the China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards Ceremony” at December. Winners will be announced and awarded at the ceremony.
-Nominations will not be awarded at the ceremony.
-NBD, Louters, and CCTV Finance will report and promote wining enterprises in particular columns.
-Electronic version of “the China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards” will be free to download.
-Article and photographs about the ceremony will be reproduced and linked by over 100 Medias.
-Over 300 Medias will publish “the China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards” together.
-Winning and nominated institutions will be promoted at www.ezcap.cn until next selective activities start.

The Awards Ceremony will feature:

-50 related policy makers, senior government officials, famous experts and scholars;
-50 Chief Executives of distinguished Chinese enterprises;
-100 pioneers in the venture capital and private equity industry;
-200 entrepreneurs and senior managers of wining enterprises (including start-up, expansion and pre-IPO stages)
-100 senior managers and reporters from finance and marketing focused Medias.

Awards Include:

-Capital Preze: New VC investment institutions, New PE investment institutions, The best VC investment institutions, The best private equity investment, The best investment case, The best exit investors, The best VC investors, The best PE investors, The best angel investors, The best overseas invest banking, The best local invest banking, The best legal advisers, The best financial advisory institutions, and other awards.
-Top 50 Potential Enterprises: Selected from fund-seeking enterprise candidates (including expansion, M&A and pre-IPO stages).
-Top 50 New Enterprises: Selected from new-established enterprise candidates (including start-up and expansion stages).