private equity founded 2001 headquarters ho chi minh city vietnam products growth capital number of employees 25 website www.mekongcapital.com mekong capital is a vietnam focused private equity firm . operating in vietnam since 2001 mekong capital is one of the first private equity firms to engage vietnam and has completed 30 private equity investments in vietnam through 4 funds with approximately 25 full time employees . 1 mekong capital has offices in ho chi minh city hanoi . 2 focusing on manufacturing companies until 2005 mekong capital shifted its focus towards consumer driven businesses in 2006 . mekong capital is known as a private equity firm that has invested significant resources in the development of its corporate culture 3 and in the corporate cultures of its portfolio companies and is the subject of several case studies . 4 5 mekong capital won private equity international s operational improvement award for asian small caps for 2013 private equity international s frontier market firm of the year for 2014 and private equity international s operational excellence award 2015 for the asia pacific small cap category . 6 mekong capital was founded by chris freund 7 in 2001 . chris freund was formerly with templeton asset management 8 based in vietnam and singapore from 1995 to 2001 . some of mekong capital s well known investments include the gioi di dong mobileworld 9 vietnam s largest mobile phone retail chain with over 980 mobile phone stores and 122 large format consumer electronics stores and 39 % market share nationwide ; 10 vietnam australia international schools vas 11 one of the largest k 12 private school chains in vietnam with 8 campuses for the 2016 2017 school year ; traphaco 12 the market share leader in the manufacturing branding and distribution of traditional medicines and herbal supplements in vietnam ; loc troi group 13 the largest distributor of plant protection chemicals in vietnam and a pioneer in vertically integrated rice processing in vietnam ; phu nhuan jewelry 14 the largest jewelry retail chain in vietnam with over 200 stores ; asia chemical corp acc 15 the largest locally owned specialty chemical distribution company in vietnam . contents 1 exits 2 funds 3 vision driven investing 4 references 5 external links exits edit mekong capital has achieved 19 complete exits of investments that were unlisted at the time of the original investment tan dai hung plastic duc thanh wood processing saigon gas mai son retail masan consumer minh phuc printing international consumption products icp aa corporation goldsun jsc lac viet computing corporation nam hoa wooden toys digiworld mk smart ngo han ; venture international golden gate fpt corporation nam long and intresco mekong capital s divestment historyi exit route 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 trade sale of controlling interest of company to a strategic investor saigon gas icp venture international sale of 100 % of fund s shares in a directly negotiated transaction duc thanh mai son minh phuc ; aa corporation goldsun ; lac viet ; nam hoa digiworld ; mk smart golden gate sale of fund s shares via securities markets tan dai hung masan food ngo han ; mobileworldii mobileworldii fpt ; nam long ; intresco ; mobileworldii ; pnjii iincludes only investments that were unlisted at time of fund s initial investment iipartial exit mekong capital is holding several other investments in companies that were unlisted at the time of the original investment and are now listed traphaco phu nhuan jewelry intresco and mobileworld . funds edit mekong enterprise fund ltd. launched in 2002 this fund focuses on private equity investments in vietnamese smes typically private family owned manufacturing businesses 16 mekong enterprise fund ii ltd. launched in 2006 this fund focuses on private equity investments in fast growing private vietnamese companies with excellent management teams typically in consumer driven industries 17 vietnam azalea fund limited . launched in 2007 this fund focuses primarily on pre ipo investments including privatizations 18 19 mekong enterprise fund iii ltd. a private equity fund launched in 2016 focusing on consumer driven industries in vietnam 20 typically looking to deploy 8 million to 15 million per deal . vision driven investing edit vision driven investing is a private equity value creation framework which applies best practices from private equity executive coaching leadership development corporate transformation and change management in a private equity context . the framework involves aligning around a shared vision with investee companies subsequently aligning around a business plan with clear milestones and measurable targets for achieving that vision actively tracking progress against those milestones and partnering with the investee company to execute the plan in a way that the company is empowered to achieve the vision regardless of the obstacles encountered . mekong capital s application of vision driven investing is featured in a case study by harvard business school entitled mekong capital building a culture of leadership in vietnam as well as a case study by london business school entitled mekong capital the importance of corporate culture in emerging markets private equity . references edit asiamoney sowing the seeds of progress peiasia mekong s vietnam venture vietnam investment review the mighty mekong harvard business school case study mekong capital building a culture of leadership in vietnam london business school case study mekong capital the importance of corporate culture in emerging markets private equity mekong capital wins pei award for cong vang deal wsj investor seeks the next china in vietnam capvent china india brazil private equity partners summit 2011 mobileworld website emerging markets private equity association empea impact case study mobileworld vas website traphaco website loc troi group website phu nhuan jewellery website asia chemical corp website mekong enterprise fund financeasia latest vietnam private equity fund fully subscribed financeasia mekong capital continues to capitalise on vietnam interest vietnam azalea fund mekong capital in fundraising for fund iii external links edit mekong capital website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mekong capital & oldid 731597182 categories private 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