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CoStone Capital Li Xiaohong: Always Invest Within Your Circle of Competence

2016.12.11 CoStone Capital Views:

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“We blazed a trail in TMT industries. We brought in professionals of telecom, chemical engineering, electronics and other emerging industries since 2012. Our effort finally paid off. CoStone was able to penetrate into the whole industrial chain and make arrangement for every stage within four years, instead of only touching upon the late-phased projects. The projects we invested in the last couple years fully embodied our style in TMT industry. These arrangements are different from what we do in the racing tracks. We have our own way. We will invest those projects that are promising and are related to capital markets and our core capabilities.”

CoStone Capital Li Xiaohong: Always Invest Within Your Circle of Competence

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Li Xiaohong, Managing Director of CoStone Capital (first from the right)

On December 10 of 2016, the 8th Global PE Beijing Forum, hosted by China Association of Private Equity, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, the People’s Government of Haidian District, Beijing Municipal and Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA), was held in Beijing Shangri-La Hotel. Li Xiaohong, Managing Director of CoStone Capital attended the special section for TMT industries and delivered a keynote speech.

Here is the excerpt of his keynote speech:

“CoStone increased its position in TMT industries especially in telecom and media.”

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“We blazed a trail in TMT industries. We brought in professionals of telecom, chemical engineering, electronics and other emerging industries since 2012. Our effort finally paid off. CoStone was able to penetrate into the whole industrial chain and make arrangement for every stage within four years, instead of only touching upon the late-phased projects. The projects we invested in the last couple years fully embodied our style in TMT industry. These arrangements are different from what we do in the racing tracks. We have our own way. We will invest those projects that are promising and are related to capital markets and our core capabilities.”

 

Above: Excerpt of the keynote speech delivered by Li Xiaohong in the forum. Please refer to the link below to view the interview in full: http://stonevc.com/news_view.aspx?TypeId=4&Id=604&Fid=t2:4:2

 

Rewritten by: Luo Xinying, Edited by: Du Zhixin, Wei Yiyi

 

The year 2019 marks the fortieth anniversary of China’s Reform &Opening-Up, once again, we meet at the turning point of history. What’s the next step for the game, is there any clear guidance? The answer is affirmative.

Our country is enjoying a good momentum of development, which does not come from the Washington Consensus nor the Beijing Consensus. China’s experience has proved that both the visible hand and the invisible hand are crucial: the visible hand, stands for the government-led reform, and would yield benefits for reform and opening up; the invisible hand, stands for the Marginal Power represented by the private sector, and would improve economic efficiency and tax collection, create jobs and employment opportunities.

Provided that we want to protect and expand the benefits form reform, three simple but mandatory agreements are to be made and followed: No.1 Private ownership must be recognized, protected and treated equally with public ownership constitutionally, both ownerships are scared and inviolable;No.2 Make further clarification of the principal position of market economy, “deepen economic system reform by centering on the decisive role of the market in allocating resources”, as President Xi addressed in the third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee;No.3 Implement the guiding principles of “comprehensively promoting law-based governance” of the fourth plenum. The rule of law is essential for economic growth, irreplaceable to protect private ownership, and necessary to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.

Above are three rules for us to avoid falling into the Middle-income Trap. Assuming that we are breaking systematic barriers to private enterprises’ participation in market economy, and boosting innovation and entrepreneurship of our society, then we are heading towards a promoting direction. We are marching in the path of light, regardless of the ups and downs of Sino-US relationship, the drop in GDP growth rate, or the monetary policy.

These principals also apply on knowing how better to run a business: don’t be hedged by rules and regulations at the beginning, pay more attention to your survival, and you’ll learn more when you start your second business.

For many years, Huawei has been the only Chinese company on the list of the Top 50 R&D Spenders. Regardless of the economy and its income, what Huawei has been doing is investing in its future, dedicated to R&D, continuously and resolutely. This provisional work underscores Huawei’s accomplishments, making Huawei anindustry leader.

So, there are standard answers on how to run a company,which could be summarized as concentration and professional dedication, continuous investment on innovation and trying harder in R&D. Entrepreneurship is also important, every single company needs entrepreneurs to push aside all obstacles and difficulties, to implement strategies and ideas. We, as investors, are destined to look for such outstanding entrepreneurs and their companies, invest in them and partner with them.

At this key point of history, a country, a company, or asingle individual, will all need to find the right path. Four decades after the Reform and Opening-up, it’s time to learn from our experience and stop “wadding across

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