lighting the way through a stormy sea: everbright shines in 2018
the uncertainty that has mired the global economy in 2018 has spilled over into china’s equity market, giving rise to serious challenges such as the increasing concentration of capital and the increasing trend towards the pareto principle. however, in the face of such adversity, respected investment institutions, such as china everbright limited (“everbright”, stock code: 165.hk), were still able to achieve outstanding results in this year of turbulence.
looking back on 2018, everbright has seized many opportunities from the economic transformation and development of both china and other regions around the world by growing in tandem with other high value chinese and foreign enterprises, leveraging its advantages as a cross-border investor and asset manager. through the hard work and dedication of our teams, everbright has garnered fruitful results from its business development activities, talent acquisition initiatives and its pursuit of corporate social responsibility. our work has been widely recognized across the investment industry, as well as by other professional institutions, our clients and partners, leading to numerous awards and accolades.
- ceo awards
chen shuang, executive director and ceo of china everbright limited, remains steadfast to the company’s ethos of “the power to transform”. under his leadership, the company’s aum has grown beyond rmb 100 billion, with everbright achieving exceptional results as china’s leading private equity firm.
- pedaily’s 2018 china investors top 100 for the second consecutive year
- best ceo by sina finance at the 2018 golden lion awards hong kong stock listed companies value list ceremony
- company awards
- china top 20 private equity firms – zero2ipo group’s china venture capital & private equity annual ranking 2018 event
- 2018 forbes china’s the best private equity firms top 30
- the most influential private equity investment firm top 10 – chinaventure
- bpea 2018 china’s best private equity investment firm top 20
- the capital 2018 china’s best m&a fund top 10
- the capital 2017 china financial market award – the best investment value
- china everbright limited fund of funds (fof)
in 2018, against a backdrop of continued and increasing uncertainty, everbright’s fof still posted exceptional results and continued to develop. two new government funds of rmb 5.1 billion and rmb 2 billion were established during the year, with a total of four fofs currently under management and a combined capital commitment of rmb 17.1 billion. during this year, our fofs have been awarded:
- 2018 top 10 market funds (state-owned category) – china venture capital
- best lp in venture capital top 20 – chinaventure
- best emerging lp top 10 – chinaventure
- china private equity firms lp top 30 – zero2ipo group
- 2018 china’s best industrial fund top 10 – yiyou
- china everbright limited secondary market funds – china everbright assets management limited
china everbright assets management limited (ceaml) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of everbright and features a flagship fund for the secondary market sector. as one of the core pillars of everbright’s cross border asset management business, ceaml primarily focuses on providing investment management and advisory services for public and private investments in fixed income and public equity. as of the end of june 2018, ceaml collectively managed hkd 19.9 billion in assets, with its high-profile funds including the everbright china focus fund and everbright dynamic bond fund.
china everbright assets management limited
- most competitive cross-border asset management company – golden shell award
- best hedge fund manager – i&m professional investment award
- three-year overseas golden bull private fund company (equity long-only) – the second overseas golden bull fund award
- three-year overseas golden bull private fund company (fixed income) – the second overseas golden bull fund award
everbright china focus fund and everbright dynamic bond fund
- best china a-share equity fund (three-year), best china hedge fund (three-year) – i&m professional investment award
- three-year best equity private fund – china fund yinghua award
- three-year overseas golden bull private fund investment manager (equity long-only) awarded to mr. wu yuanqing, managing director and fund manager – the second overseas golden bull fund award
- best offshore rmb bond fund (three-year) – i&m professional investment award
- best offshore rmb bond fund (five-year) – i&m professional investment award
- one-year overseas golden bull private fund investment manager (fixed income) awarded to mr. zhong furong, managing director and fund manager – the second overseas golden bull fund award
- best asian fixed income fund – eurekahedge asian hedge fund awards
- eba (beijing) investment management limited & everbright prestige capital asset management company limited
eba (beijing) investment management limited (referred to as “eba” hereafter) is a cross-border real estate asset management firm focused on the chinese real estate market. it is a leader in china’s real estate pe industry and the largest industrial investment fund manager and real estate investment platform of china everbright limited. eba has been specifically engaged in real estate asset management in china for over a decade. currently, eba has 40 real estate projects under management worth circa rmb 50 billion.
- top 10 funds in terms of comprehensive strength among the 2018 china real estate funds (four consecutive year) – china index academy
- best innovative asset management firm top 10 – securities times
- everbright-idg industrial fund and everbright-zhongying capital
the everbright-idg industrial fund, jointly set up by everbright and idg capital, has a total committed capital of no less than rmb 20 billion. the fund’s focus is on first-tier industry projects, cross-border m&as and industrial transformation and upgrades within china’s new economy. everbright-zhongying capital, a jointly established fund by everbright and focus media, focuses on economic development trends in china and aims to build the most influential growth capital fund in china.
everbright-idg industrial fund
- 2018 forbes china’s best private equity firms top 30
- 12th china venture investment conference annual summit ：「best pe firms top 100」、「best m&a fund top 10」、「best case studies in ai and big data industry top 10 – sensetime」、「best case studies in china internet industry top 10 – iqiyi」
everbright-zhongying capital
- 12th chinaventure investment conference annual summit ：「top 50 chinese vc firms」、 「best case studies in china advanced manufacturing and hi-tech industry top 10 – xiaopeng」、「best case studies in china internet industry top 10 – youxinpai 」
- best new consumer investment firm top 10 – lieyunwang 2018 rankings
- corporate social responsibility and human resources awards
- caring company and caring organisation – hong kong council of social service
- happy company – hong kong productivity council (four consecutive year)
- manpower developer – employees retraining board
- family-friendly employers 2017/18 – home affairs bureau and family council
- special mention 2017/18 – home affairs bureau and family council
- hong kong outstanding corporate citizenship (enterprise and volunteer category) – hong kong productivity council (second consecutive year)
pride is the affirmation of our past endeavors and is the motivation for us to succeed in the future. amid continued looming global economic uncertainty, everbright will continue to stick to its professional standards and seize the bountiful opportunities offered by the everchanging geopolitical landscape. the company will continue to shine: lighting the way through this stormy sea.
