Shanghai Private Equity Association (“SHPEA”)

Shanghai Private Equity Association (“SHPEA”), formerly Shanghai Foreign Direct Investment Fund Association, was established on 7th April, 2004. The association is a non-profit organization founded by international private equity investment funds and their managing institutions, international investment companies, relevant professional service providers and investment promotion organizations. The Association's member firms have long and rich experience in private equity and venture capital investing worldwide and have invested many successful projects in a variety of industries in China, including IT, TMT, biotechnology, alternative energy and manufacturing. Examples of successful public listed companies invested by our member firms include Baidu.com, Suntech Power, HomeInn, Focus Media, Ctrip, and Alibaba.com.

SHPEA's mission is to provide sophisticated services to private equity investment funds and their managing institutions, to facilitate private equity's development in Shanghai as well as in Yangtze Delta, and to become a leading association in private equity industry in the region.