Bain_and_Company_ASIA-PACIFIC PRIVATE EQUITY REPORT 2016.docx

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We support our clients across a broad range of objectives: Deal generation: We help develop differentiated investment theses and enhance deal ow by proling industries, screening companies and devising a plan to approach targets. Due diligence: We help support better deal decisions by performing due diligence, assessing performance improvement opportunities and providing a post-acquisition agenda. Immediate post-acquisition: We support the pursuit of rapid returns by developing a strategic blueprint for the acquired company, leading workshops that align management with strategic priorities and directing focused initiatives. Ongoing value addition: We help increase company value by supporting revenue enhancement and cost reduction and by refreshing strategy. Exit: We help ensure funds maximize returns by identifying the optimal exit strategy, preparing the selling documents and prequalifying buyers. Firm strategy and operations: We help PE rms develop their own strategy for continued excellence, by devising differentiated strategies, maximizing investment capabilities, developing sector specialization and intelligence, enhancing fund-raising, improving organizational design and decision making, and enlisting top talent. Institutional investor strategy: We help institutional investors develop best-in-class investment programs across asset classes, including PE, infrastructure and real estate. Topics we address cover asset-class allocation, portfolio construction and manager selection, governance and risk management, and organizational design and decision making. We also help institutional investors expand their participation in PE, including through coinvestment and direct investing opportunities.Repeatable Models is a registered trademark of Bain & Company, Inc. Copyright 2016 Bain & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.Contents1.Asia-Pacic private equity: Record results, gathering clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 12.What happened in 2015?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 4Investments: A year for the record books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 4Exits: Down but still healthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 8Returns: Sustained momentumfor now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 10Fund-raising: Winner take all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 113. Searching for opportunity amid a new normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 14 The situation in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 14 Asset class and geographic diversication gain steam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 16 Coinvesting with limited partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 18The need to exert control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 19 Sector opportunities amid macro changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 20Diverse markets, different outlooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 244. Thriving in turbulence and uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 25Creating a stormproof portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 26Sourcing from a position of strength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 27Building a battle-ready organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 295. Are your value-creation capabilities tuned for a new normal? . . . . . . . . . . pg. 301. Asia-Pacic private equity: Record results, gathering cloudsLooking back over the past year, its hard to imagine a more perplexing global economic landscape. Oil prices unexpectedly plunged to record lows, global economic expansion slowed, currencies uctuated wildlyand then there was China. As the growth rate of the worlds second-largest economy fell amid continued export weakness, a staggering $5.1 trillion in wealth evaporated on the Shanghai Stock Exchange between mid-June and the end of August 2015, resulting in deep economic uncertainty about future GDP growth across the Asia-Pacic region and beyond.Yet amid the growing turbulence, the Asia-Pacic private equity industry posted one of its strongest years on record in 2015 (see Figure 1.1). Deal value spiked to $125 billion, soaring past 2014s previous record high. Exit activity, at $88 billion, remained robust despite the extreme volatility in the equity markets. Fund-raising was on par with the historical average. And the industry left no doubt about its value to investors: Returns from past investments grew across the region, extending the momentum begun in 2014. Limited partners (LPs) were cash positive for the second year in a row as general partners (GPs) found ways to return capital with improving returns.As we emphasized last year, this virtuous cycle of capital invested and capital returned is a critical sign that private equity in the Asia-Pacic region has matured signicantly from the overexuberant years between 2005 and 2011. There are other signs of foundational strength as well. Our research indicates that GPs in the region are increas- ingly winning path-to-control provisions in their deals, enabling a more activist approach to their portfolios. Portfolio dynamics are also improving steadily, even though the industry is laboring under a large overhang of unrealized capital. LPs, meanwhile, continue to ock to the top-returning funds, extending a multiyear ight to quality that is weeding out the underperformers and leaving a clearer eld for the winners.Figure 1.1: Private equitys vital signs remained strong in 2015, especially deal makingDeal value soared to a new recordExit value remained robustFund-raising tracked the historical averageAsia-Pacific PE investment marketAsia-Pacific PE exit marketAsia-Pacificfocused closed funds (by close year)$140B 1201008060402067575912587511,000800600400200$140B 12010080604020111871128876521,000800600400200$140B 1201008060402057585038454102010 11 12013 14 1502010 1112 13014 1502010 1112131415Deal valueDeal countExit valueExit countNote: Real estate and infrastructure funds are excluded in all three graphs Sources: AVCJ; PreqinAll of this adds up to a much stronger, more resilient industry. But the obvious question is whether the momen- tum of the past two years can continue. As the macro story deteriorates, the industry is wading into unfamiliar territorynamely, a slower growth environment where it will be much more difcult to nd good companies, improve their performance and exit them with market-beating returns. Even a more resilient industry may have trouble grappling with the serious challenges ahead.For now, PE funds continue to nd deals. As equity markets fell in 2015, investors saw massive opportunities in public-to-private transactions such as the China Renaissanceled $7.1 billion buyout of Qihoo 360 Technology. Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and other large institutional investors have also remained active in the Asia-Pacic region, giving resourceful GPs the opportunity to participate in a series of megadeals that might not have been available otherwise. At the same time, more company owners, looking to fund growth or to retire, are warming to the PE value proposition, which is increasing the pool of potential investments. And while many traditional industries have languished, the Internet sector has bucked the downturn and continues to present attractive growth prospects.Can the momentum of the past two years continue? As the macro story deteriorates, the industry is wading into unfamiliar territorynamely, a slower growth environment where it will be much more difcult to nd good companies, improve their performance and exit them with market-beating returns.The problem is that when growth is no longer supported by a rising economic tide, it creates difculty for PE rms in two ways. First, it puts pressure on existing portfolio companies, many of which funds bought at high prices assuming strong growth. Second, it becomes increasingly difcult to gauge the potential for new companies and invest in them at reasonable prices. Not only do slowing growth and low visibility make it hard to predict future earnings growth but the market remains ercely competitive, pushing deal multiples higher. Indeed, data shows that despite the meltdown in the equity markets over the past year, average multiples of PE- backed transactions in the Asia-Pacic region rose almost 18%, to 17.8 times enterprise value/EBITDA. Given the markets headwinds, its hard to avoid the conclusion that many investors are buying into a falling market, a trend that may very well put stress on future industry returns.Its clear that the markets turbulence is ushering in a new normal in the Asia-Pacic region characterized by slower growth, new economic drivers and greater regulatory uncertainty. But we also believe PE in the region will continue to draw keen interest from those investors looking for emerging market exposure. Because PE has a longer time horizon than other asset classes and fund managers have more direct control over their investments, the industry has historically outperformed other investment options, especially in times of turbulence. That is not likely to change.What is different is that investors are no longer willing to trust their capital to any but the most productive funds. The ight to quality that began several years ago has only gained steam amid slowing growth, challenging GPs to rise to a new level of performance. Looking at the top funds in this difcult environment, we nd that the winnersshare three broad characteristics: They have stormproofed their portfolios by dialing up their focus on portfolio activism, investing heavily in the people and capabilities needed to maximize the value of their highest-potential companies and generate the most compelling growth stories upon exit. They are sourcing from a position of strength by targeting the most resilient sectors, sharpening due diligence to gain the clearest downside perspectives, and devising early, robust strategies for margin improvement, incremental revenue growth and exit planning. They are reorganizing internally to devote more talent and resources to xing companiesin many cases, shoring up turnaround and margin improvement skills. They are also adding depth to investment committee processes by including specialists and others in the portfolio review process while creating stringent guide- lines to focus resources where they matter most.Weve devoted Section 3 of this report to an examination of some of the key trends that will shape the Asia-Pacic PE landscape in the coming year and beyond. In Section 4, we dig into how the most successful PE rms are investing in the talent, resources and capabilities that will ensure they are ready to thrive amid todays new normal. More than ever, that means sharpening execution at every phase of the gamending value at entry, adding value during hold and ensuring a growth story at exit. The Asia-Pacic PE market is still ripe with opportunity. But the winners will be those that take nothing for granted.2. What happened in 2015?Despite the macroeconomic uncertainty that began roiling the equity markets by midyear, 2015 in the Asia-Pacic PE industry was all about building on the momentum that began in 2014a year when deal value hit an all-time high, exits broke out of a dispiriting three-year slump and fund-raising regained steam after two years in decline. Flush with both capital and condence in 2015, GPs were eager to do deals and found ways to sustain a high level of activity throughout the year even as the broader outlook in China deteriorated. Here is how the year unfolded.Investments: A year for the record booksAsia-Pacic PE deal value rose a stunning 44% in 2015, to an all-time record of $125 billionabout twice the average of the previous ve years. Much of that strength came from an unusual number of very large transac- tions, but deal activity was robust throughout most of the region (see Figure 2.1). The number of individual transactions rose 34% above the ve-year average, to 955, breaking through the 900 mark for the rst time. Average deal size also set a new record, expanding to $131 million45% higher than the ve-year average.Greater China dominates. For the second year in a row, Greater China (China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) led the charge in both value and deal count. After surging 194% in 2014 (following a worrisome two-year decline), deal value in China grew another 56% last year, to $69 billion, accounting for about half the regions total. India and South Korea also posted record deal ow while activity ebbed in Southeast Asia and Japan (see Figure 2.2).Figure 2.1: Investment value and deal count soared to record highs in 2015Gold rushDowntrendLiftoffAsia-Pacific$150B100Global financial crisis12587PE investment deal value50111002000013491719020304057761575039060708091067591112511314151,000Asia-Pacific PE investment deal count80060040020002000010203040506070809101112131415Notes: Real estate and infrastructure funds are excluded in both graphs Source: AVCJFigure 2.2: A surge in megadeals propelled strong investment value growth across most of the regionGreater China led a record year in deal valueAnd dominated the largest transactionsInvestment value of Asia-Pacific dealsInvestment value of Asia-Pacific deals over $1 billion$150B10057675950$60B5412515 vsCAGR10141415average4094%+44%JAP64%54%27SEA 34%44%2087002010111213141520101112131415Average deal858310076106131Count981161222size ($M)Count67080859067281595551KOR 135%38%201716ANZ 101%122%8IND98%60%GC154%56%Greater ChinaOtherNotes: Real estate and infrastructure deals are excluded in both graphs; JAP is Japan, SEA is Southeast Asia, KOR is South Korea, ANZ is Australia and New Zealand, IND is India and GC is Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)Source: AVCJSheer enthusiasm fueled much of the years momentum. Emboldened by a record number of exits, which led to strong fund-raising in 2014, GPs had ample capital to deploy and strong incentive to deploy it. This was espe- cially true in China, where several years of robust fund-raising and lower activity left GPs with a mountain of dry powder. Overall, the Asia-Pacic market had $128 billion in unspent capital in 2015, or about two years worth of investment (see Figure 2.3). Opportunity also drew new players to the eld. After declining for two years, the number of rms active in the region moved close to 1,400.A surge in public-to-private deals. Deals larger than $1 billion in value dominated in markets such as China, South Korea and Australia. These megadeals accounted for 43% of total transaction value across the region, almost double the value of a year earlier. Several factors came into play. One was that US investors began to undervalue a number of Chinese companies listed on US exchanges after accounting scandals tarred several of them. That encouraged Chinese owners to seek partners to take many of those companies private in a spate of massive trans- actions. Public-to-private buyouts soared to $17 billion in value, more than three times the ve-year average, and made up 14% of total PE deal value in 2015. The trend spawned three of the top four deals in Chinathe $7.1 billion Qihoo 360 deal, the $3.1 billion buyout of WuXi PharmaTech led by a consortium of PE funds, and the$3.0 billion buyout of mobile social media company Momo, put together by the companys CEO, Matrix Partners, Sequoia and Huatai Ruilian Fund Management.Strong activity among large institutional investors and SWFs also played a role in driving