Suffern, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/05/2016 -- The Katsof Consulting firm continued to fortify its position in the international business arena last week during its three-day trade mission to Hong Kong for Private Equity, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Real Estate Fund Managers. The 2015 Global Financial Centers Index ranks Hong Kong as the number one Asian financial center, and number three in the world, after London and New York.
The exclusive, certified Hong Kong trade mission was set up to aid U.S. Private Equity,Real Estate and Venture Capital Funds in the discovery and exploration of new Limited Partner investors. The mission is organized in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Commercial Service, the U.S. Embassy in Hong Kong, and the U.S. Export Assistance Center in New York City. Forty-two one-on-one personal meetings were set up with pre-screened institutional investors from Hong Kong's largest insurance companies, pension funds, and family offices. The trade mission is an opportunity for intimate interaction between U.S. GPs and foreign LPs.
"The Katsof Consulting firm assembled a dynamic group of U.S. Fund managers to present alternative asset funds", says Irwin Katsof. "The mission bring benefits for both the Limited Partner investors and the Fund Managers equally."
A select group of financial service executives, family office heads and fund managers serve as Hong Kong Chairmen to Katsof Consulting. It is through their personal knowledge and extensive relationships, in partnership with the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. Embassy, that they are able to ensure a quality selection of Chinese investor LPs attend the Trade Mission. The Hong Kong Co-Chairmen included Wong Poh Weng, managing partner at RSM, Evan Chow, managing partner at MCL financial, James Ogilvy-Stuart, managing director at MCL Financial, Henry Lee, managing partner at Hendale Capital, Stanley Ng, director of Family Offices at Academy INK and Tom Ng, Real Estate investor for Crystal Properties.
Several of United States' most prominent U.S. Private Equity,Real Estate and Venture Capital Fund managers joined Irwin Katsof on this Trade Mission. The feedback from the trip was tremendously positive. One participating group sent an email to Katsof Consulting after arriving home: "Since this was our first event of this kind, we did not know what to anticipate. We both thought that the event was very much worthwhile in terms of both cost and time. Out of our meetings, there are a dozen or so "pursuable" parties. Most importantly, five of them specifically asked for follow up information and meeting. We believe these are great results." As another participant observed, "The potential for raising capital in Hong Kong is tremendous."
About Katsof Consulting
Irwin Katsof is recognized as a businessman, author, educator and serial entrepreneur. In 2011, he was appointed by Secretary of Commerce Locke to advise the U.S. Commerce Department on international trade issues.
Irwin Katsof founded Katsof Consulting in 2013. The firm is an extension of Global Capital Associates, also founded by Irwin Katsof, and Katsof Energy Consulting. These companies were established in a determined effort to help entrepreneurs around the world connect with sources of capital. Katsof Consulting has successfully helped many of America's chief corporate executives, fund managers and entrepreneurs get access to capital, developing markets and profitable partnerships.
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