Asia Investment Research - February 2022

18 WHOWE ARE &WHAT WE DO Asia Investment Research is jointly produced by China Investment Research www.chinainvestmentresearch.org and Dezan Shira & Associates www.dezshira.com . China Investment Research have been providing China financial data since 2008 and are based in London. Dezan Shira & Associates have been providing regulatory advice to foreign investors throughout Asia since 1992. Asia Investment Research provides unique, primary source reconcileddata relatedtoChinaandAsian inbound investment on a quarterly basis in addition to specific monthly country profiles. We monitor all Asia inbound investment on a global basis, by country of origin, industry andby type, includingboth equity and debt. This is combined with pertinent regulatory updates to illustrate where current investment trends are appearing and where future trends will appear. A Our M&A/equity investment numbers are comprised of three components; FDI, below FDI/venture and/or growth capital and announced China inbound. TheFDI component isdrawn fromdata sourceswhichvirtuallyallmajor consultants, accountants and bankers use. However, we take the extra step of verifyingwhat a reporter states andwhat actuallymakes it onto the data run. In Q3, we found one discrepancy of over US$1.3 billion. We also have China based sourcing and verification as sometimes the data is only reported in China and inMandarin. Below FDI and venture growth capital – we draw from numerous PE and VC specialty databases – Preqin, Crunchbase, Pitchbook, Traxcn to name a few.We then (systematically) remove all non-Chinese investors from these investments – which can frequently involve syndicates of 5+ non-Chinese investors, to provide data for China only. China inbound – is built daily globally with input from China and the master data based held in London. It is literally announced deal by deal, JV by JV, day by day. All entries are linked to an specific announcement. For example, the Q3 inbound had 41 pages of backup data and story links. The combination of these 3 components makes AIR unique among data providers. We also provide notable regulatory updates that preclude investment. These provide a window into future investment trends are likely to be and include G2G intelligence on bilateral, free trade negotiations, trade impact analysis and track amendments to existing agreements. This is especially important when considering future global and regional trade flows and developments within them. The upcoming RCEP and CPTPP free trade agreements are examples of this ongoing tracking and analysis. On a G2B basis we track industry-specific regulatory updates pertinent to new market opportunities in addition to where Government policy may discourage investment. This allows our subscribers to take remedial action on negative developments and potential investment action on positive regulatory developments. Research is conducted from our permanent offices in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, China, India, Russia, the ASEAN6 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam) Hong Kong and allied partners within the Middle East (Dubai, Qatar), South Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan) and East Asia (Japan, Mongolia, and South Korea). METHODOLOGY Learn More