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Investment Opportunities in Asia

Overview
Deregulation, economic reform, corporate restructuring and a global shift towards outsourcing are some of the trends that have enhanced opportunities for investment across Asia. In addition, the decline of family control over business, the emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs with strong academic and professional credentials and the increasing importance attached by Asian capital markets to sound corporate governance have created a positive investment climate. In India and China, investment opportunities are driven by large domestic economies with emerging consumer markets, growing service sectors, rapid adoption of technology and an increasingly sophisticated global manufacturing and service
capability. Korea offers significant opportunities to invest in well-managed companies with financial structures in need of strengthening. Japan, the world's second largest economy, also offers significant restructuring opportunities as well as investment possibilities in domestic service industries.

Objective of this panel
A look at investment trends across Asia that goes beyond India and China. Where are the next opportunities?

Questions the panel will explore
  Can Asia's economic recovery be sustained? Will Asia stop growing?
  Asia's future security-where do Asia's future threats come from?
  India and China - the elephant vs. the dragon?
  How have the recent changes and reforms in the capital markets assisted the growth of private equity in the region?
  What sectors have generated value for private equity and VC capital by providing exits and returns and is this sustainable?
  What regions of Asia present the most opportunity and what is your firm’s strategy for taking advantage of them?
  How does political and regulatory pressure vary across the region and how does it affect your business?

Panelists include:
  Parag Saxena, CEO and Managing Partner, INVESCO Capital
  Laurence Chang, Senior Portfolio Manager, Avenue Capital Group
  Ramanan Raghavendran, Senior Partner, TH Lee Putnam Ventures
  Leonard Harlan, President and Co-Founder, Castle Harlan, Inc.

MODERATOR: David Darst, Chief Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley

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