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25 of the 23 firms on the list
| Firm | Focus | Team size |
|---|---|---|
| AXIOM Future | Private Equity | - |
| Cenova Capital | Growth Equity | - |
| China Capital Investment Group | Private Equity | - |
| China Insurance Investment | Infrastructure | - |
| CMC Capital Partners | Private Equity | - |
| CMIA Capital Partners Pte. Ltd. | Growth Equity | - |
| Detong Capital | Private Equity | - |
| Eastern Bell Capital | Growth Equity | - |
| EverYi Capital | Private Equity | - |
| GreenTree Capital and Asset Management | Special Situations | - |
| Infotech Capital | Growth Equity | - |
| Legend Capital君联资本 | Growth Equity | - |
| Paideia Capital | Buyout | - |
| Sinopharm Capital 国药资本 | Private Equity | - |
| SoftBank China Capital | Growth Equity | - |
| The Cathay Funds | Growth Equity | - |
| Tongshi (Shanghai) Private Equity Funds Co., Ltd. | Real Estate | - |
| Yunshang Fund | Infrastructure | - |
| 上海博将投资管理有限公司 | Private Equity | - |
| 沃升资本(Horizon Capital) | Private Equity | - |
| 纽尔利资本 NRL Capital | Secondaries | - |
| 金鼎资本 | Growth Equity | - |
| 雄厚资本 | Growth Equity | - |
Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.
The other 0 firms
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What counts as private equity here
Growth and buyout investors with a genuine Shanghai investing base - independent firms running USD or RMB vehicles into Chinese mid-market companies across consumer, healthcare, industrials and services.
State-owned funds and the global mega-funds' China offices are excluded: seats there are filled through other channels. This list is for the firms whose investment team actually sits here.
Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.
Common questions
How many private equity firms does FirmScope track in Shanghai?
23 at the moment, verified by hand. The independent layer of Chinese PE is far smaller than the headline market, and the list reflects that honestly.
How do juniors break into Shanghai private equity?
Usually sideways from M&A advisory, consulting or a portfolio operator role, and almost always through a direct approach. Mandarin is effectively required for domestic deal work.
What deals do Shanghai PE firms actually do?
Growth tickets into founder-led consumer, healthcare and industrial companies, generational buyouts and carve-outs - mid-market work rather than the headline mega-deals.
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