World Trade Assets Foundation (WTAF)

World Trade Assets Foundation is a global alliance of investment funds to support WTAI and WTAMI. Chairman: Dr. Seo Young-Soo Director: Dr. David T.J. Chan Secretary General: Dr. Van Dusen Un Hye

    World Trade Assets Institute (WTAI)

World Trade Assets Institute is a research and training organisation for transmitting Assets trade information. Chairman: Dr. Li Jin Director: Dr. David T.J. Chan Secretary General: Dr. Daisy Matthews

   World Trade Assets Market Inc. (WTAMI)

( British Virgin Islands I.B.C. No.: 387493 )

World Trade Assets Market Inc. is a global Assets trade information market for the venture market.

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New Century, New Economy, and New Market

Introducing "World Trade Asset Market"

By: Dr. David T.J. Chan

President of World Trade Assets Market Inc.

The 21st century is a new century of political multi-polarization, cultural diversity and economic globalization as well as a century full of challenges. A new century brings a new economic era that needs a new capital market. World Trade Assets Market Inc. is a new trade market to accommodate the requirements of a new century and new economy.

In the 20th century industrial period, several capital markets such as stock market, bond market and exchange market, etc. were successfully developed in the economic field. Nations and their state-owned enterprises and private entities benefited hugely from funds generated from capital market invested in the areas of construction, production and operation. Repeatedly invest in capital market with funds accumulated result in expansion of world assets in quantity and quality. This is inevitable in the development of a capital market.

The 20th century industrial age's management system cannot cope with the fast political, economic and cultural developments of the new 21st century.

- How to handle privatization of state-owned assets..
- How to handle trading of private assets.
- How to assist industrialization of new high technologies.

People in economic, investment and financial communities that follow new economic theory will consider converting intangible assets to tangible assets, converting tangible assets to securities and monetizing portfolio and complementing the capital market and improving the capital market system at the same time establishing innovative capital market. Only when all these are successfully done can privatization of state-owned assets, trading of private assets and industrialization of new high technologies can be solved. To achieve this, it is necessary to have an asset trade market. Assets trades in the capital market began to increase in the previous' century but investment banking business on mergers and acquisitions had not strengthened its market. When the new century arrived in 2000, World Trade Assets Market Inc. (WTAMI) was established by people in the financial industry to unite worldwide those involved in asset transactions through adopting a membership association. WTAMI applies electronic network technology in world assets trade information and standardizing and marketing world assets trade with knowledge in laws, financial affairs, technologies, management and operation in considerable size. This is the viable operation of World Trade Assets Market Inc.

Foremost, a new century needs a new economy, while a new economy requires an assets market. The assets market will promote and develop the world towards peace and prosperity. Now, I want to give you an introduction to market positioning, operation system and trade procedures of WTAMI.

1. MARKET POSITIONING

• State-owned assets: Currently, operation system and management methods set up by governments have not been able to meet requirements of development of the new economy. The best way out is to privatize state-owned assets. And WTAMI recognizes privatization of state-owned assets through separation of ownership and control and assets disposal in the industry.
  
  
• Private assets: In the previous century, there were successful stock markets, however, over ninety-five percent of companies were not able to operate taking advantage of this capital market. WTAMI is utilizing the existing capital of small and medium sized enterprises and applies merger or acquisition to realize promotion and business expansion.
  
  
• Scientific and technological assets: Modern technologies also need industrialization. WTAMI applies intellectual property sharing to assist capital market operation of technological enterprises to realize their market potentials.
  

2. OPERATION SYSTEM

• Unite world operators and investors involved in assets trade to organize a membership association to form the primary market, World Trade Assets Market Inc., as purchasers in assets trade.
  
  
• Organize regional assets markets in the secondary markets that are responsible for receiving membership applications from enterprises and organizing them as sellers in assets trade.
  
  
• Market at all levels with professional members; providing professional services to arrange assets trade procedures such as collection, sorting and recommendation (by brokers) of assets (including investment application documents), assets assessment (accountants), assets statutory requirements (investment banks) and assets deal conclusion (lawyers), etc.

(Note: Dr. David T.J. Chan's speech in the World New Economic Forum during Beijing International Week. Dr. David T.J. Chan, international financier, graduated from Harvard University Business School and has long been engaged in research and operation of assets trade. Currently he holds the posts of director of World Trade Assets Foundation, director of World Trade Assets Institute, president of World Trade Assets Market Inc. and president of World Trade Assets Market Limited)

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Asia Pacific

1. Fidelity International, IDG Ventures and DFJ ePlanet Ventures has invested USD15m in Manthan Systems. (Mumbai Market, 19.11.2009)
2. China New Enterprise Investment has invested USD10m in IAT Auto. (Beijing Market, 11.11.2009)
3. PT Northstar Pacific partners has bought 40% stake in Delta Dunia Petroindo for an undisclosed sum. (Jakarta Market, 11.11.2009)
4. Baring Private Equity Asia has invested USD135m in Hsu Fu Chi International. (Singapore and Dongguan Markets, 30.10.2009)
5. Affinity Equity to acquire 9.4% stake in Beijing Leader & Harvest Electric Technologies for USD200m. (Hong Kong & Beijing Markets, 29.10.2009)
6. Sun Capital Partners sold Tarami KK to MUL Principal Investments for USD78m. (Tokyo Market, 13.10.2009)
7. Nova Capital Management and FF&P Private Equity have purchased Oerlikon's optics business in Shanghai for an undisclosed sum. (Shanghai Market, 19.8.2009)
8. Fung Capital has invested USD30m in Future Logistic Solutions Limited. (Hong Kong & Mumbai Markets, 22.7.2009)
9. Mekong Capital has invested USD9.4m in Masan Food. (Ho Chi Minh City Market, 28.5.2009)
10. Harbert Australia Private Equity bought 18.1% equity stake in Solar Shop for USD9.05m. (Sydney Market, 26.5.2009)
11. Lombard Investments, Inc has acquired a stake in Thailand Robinson Department Store for USD11.5m. (Bangkok Market, 21.5.2009)
12. Aureos Capital invested USD4m in EA Global Holdings. (Kuala Lumpur Market, 6.4.2009)
13. Carlyle Asia Growth Partners has invested USD20m in Ellassay. (Shenzhen Market, 25.3.2009)
14. aiGen Biotechnology raised USD37m from MPM Capital, National Development Fund, YFY Group, Taiwan Sugar, Yao-Hwa Glass Management Commission and Taiwan Global BioFund. (Taipei Market, 21.1.2009)
15. Darby Overseas Investments has acquired 32.4% stake in Gangwon Wind Power Co. for an undisclosed sum.  (Seoul Market, 12.1.2009)

America

1. NewSpring Capital and Fidelity Ventures have invested USD15m in iPipeline. (Boston Market, 13.11.2009)
2. Monomoy Capital Partners has acquired Nypro Chihuahua for an undisclosed sum. (New York and Mexico City Markets, 29.10.2009)
3. Aureos Capital has invested USD10m in ITS InfoComunicacion. (San Jose Market, 24.9.2009)

Europe

1. BC Partners and Apollo have sold their investment in Unitymedia to Liberty Global for USD5.2b. (Frankfurt Market, 13.11.2009)
2. Cellerix has raised €27m from YSIOS Capital Partners, Life Science Partners and Ventech. (Madrid Market, 12.11.2009)
3. TCW has agreed to purchase 50% stake in GLID Wind Farms for £84.4m. (London Market, 29.10.2009)
4. BioMed Partners, VI Partners, Abalis Finance and Vesalius Biocapital have invested €10.7m in Activaero. (Geneva and Frankfurt Markets, 29.10.2009)
5. Banif Investment Managers and 3i invested €10m in Cycleenergy Beteiligungs. (Lisbon & Vienna Markets, 30.9.2009)
6. Hutton Collins has made a €45m investment in Aquafil. (Milan Market, 14.9.2009) 
7. TPG Capital and VTB have acquired 35.4% stake in Lenta for USD115m (Moscow Market, 8.9.2009)
8. HSBC Private Equity has purchased Viking Moorings for £170m. (Glasgow Market, 27.7.2009)
9. Gimv has agreed to invest €75m in Vandemoortele Group. (Brussels Market, 30.3.2009)

Middle East

1. Invest AD pays €50m to purchase a minority stake in Ekol Lojistik.  (Abu Dhabi and Istanbul Markets, 11.11.2009)
2. Sigma Designs buys CopperGate Communications for USD160m from Tamir Fishman Ventures, Carmel Ventures, The Challenge Fund II and Motorola Ventures. (Tel Aviv Market, 15.10.2009)
3. Actis to pay USD244m for 9.33% stake in Egypt Commercial International Bank. (Cairo Market, 8.7.2009)

Africa

1. Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management has invested USD20m in Buildworks. (Johannesburg Market, 11.3.2009)