Sponsorship

DLA Piper is one of the largest legal services organizations in the world, helping businesses meet the demands of entering or expanding their market presence by offering substantial knowledge, experience and strength. Our China practice has over provides comprehensive services in China, including emerging growth and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, regulatory compliance, restructuring and reorganization of foreign investment enterprises, arbitration, trade and customs, employment, intellectual property and tax.

In a world where both business risks and opportunities are continuously evolving, Hogan Lovells is a law firm that sees the whole picture and is dedicated and equipped to help clients across the spectrum of their critical business and legal issues. Building on the foundations of our previous success as two firms, Hogan & Hartson and Lovells, Hogan Lovells is deeply rooted in the largest and most developed markets in the United States and Europe and has an established presence in the fastest growing regions of the world, including Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Hogan Lovells provides legal services based on the principles of teamwork, collaboration, and commitment to client service. We take time to understand our clients’ businesses so we can work as an extension of their team. We help them navigate a challenging global landscape through focused, innovative, high quality service. Clients come first at Hogan Lovells.

Founded in 1987, Walden International is an established global venture capital firm. With committed capital of over US$1.9 billion, we strive to invest in entrepreneurs and companies that demonstrate an ability to gain a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. Headquartered in San Francisco, and with offices around the globe, our team of multicultural investment professionals provide the capital, technical expertise, industry knowledge, operating experience, and global resources to launch early stage companies into successful businesses.

Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. With offices in the world's major financial and technology centers, we counsel clients on all aspects of global transactions and litigation. Our multidisciplinary teams allow us to anticipate trends and offer a 360-degree perspective on complex business and legal issues—helping clients take greater advantage of opportunities and better mitigate risk.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are passionately committed to helping our portfolio companies succeed. We know that it takes more than solid financial support to get a company off the ground - we help make things happen. We deeply believe that teams win. Entrepreneurs gain access to our matched portfolio of companies and associations with global business leaders. These relationships are the foundation for strategic alliances, partnership opportunities and the sharing of insights to help build new ventures faster, broader and with less risk.

China Equity Links (CEL) is one of the few European growth-capital funds active in China, backed by 7 leading institutional investors. It has started operation through its fund manager CEL Partners in June 2007 with an office in Beijing. Its team is comprised of 9 Chinese and Western professionals, with strong investment, industry and financial expertise, complemented by the long experience of 3 Senior Advisors, all former chairmen of large corporations in China. It is investing active minority positions in profitable and fast growing midcap companies (20 to 150 M US$ in revenues) with average investment stakes of 4 to 15 M US$, in selected areas where CEL brings a unique edge. Exit routes are trade sales, and international or domestic listing.