1st Annual Global PE Forum Beijing a Big Success
More than 400 delegates crowded the ballroom at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing on November 10, 2008 for the First Annual Global PE Forum Beijing, organized by EMPEA and the Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA). The inaugural Beijing Forum featured leading industry players from China and abroad, including some of the senior-most officials from Chinese regulatory agencies responsible for regulating aspects of the PE industry. Throughout the day the message was repeated: private equity is an asset class built for the long-term and represents a potentially strong vehicle for economic development, innovation and growth in China.
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