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CoStone Asset Management Co.,Ltd

Native name	基石资产管理股份有限公司
Company type	Private
Industry	Investment management
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Key people	Zhang Wei (Chairman)
Products	Venture Capital Private equity M&A Private placement
AUM	US$11.6 billion (July 2024)
Website	www.stonevc.com

CoStone Capital (CoStone; Chinese: 基石资本; pinyin: Jīshí Zīběn) is a Chinese investment firm headquartered in Shenzhen. The firm focuses on venture capital and private equity investments.

Background

CoStone was founded in 2001 as one of the earliest investment firms in China at the time.

Since its establishment, CoStone's rationale for selecting industries to invest in depends on the general direction of China's economic development. Therefore, its core investment areas have always been industries that can achieve high growth. It is considered taboo to simply follow the current trends and chase what is currently popular. A focused approach is taken rather than diversified approach to investing which allows CoStone to obtain high returns by limiting the number of companies to invest in. When selecting companies, CoStone believes they should have no black boxes with regards to core technologies and the founding team should be able to serve customers without issues. Rather than financials or macroeconomics, importance is placed on a company's behavior and management. CoStone has developed its own technology investment team consisting of experienced individuals from the industry to understand core technologies of companies better.

The firm uses a partnership structure to curb investment risks.

In the early 2000s, CoStone made investments in the construction machinery industry. This came after China became a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001 leading to heavy industrialization of the country. By 2009 while China continued industrialization, CoStone took the initiative to invest in more advanced fields such as technology and healthcare. For example, CoStone invested in SenseTime in 2016 when artificial intelligence had only started being exposed to the public such as the games from AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol.

As of 2021, 40% of CoStone's capital had been invested in technology companies with multiple projects being listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market. Notable investments include OmniVision Technologies, Mindray, MGI, 4Paradigm, CloudWalk Technology and Royole. CoStone also held a 15% stake in Morgan Stanley's China joint venture, Morgan Stanley Huaxin Funds which it sold to Morgan Stanley in 2021.

References

1. ^ "基石資本「高投資、大回報」背後的投資邏輯｜巨子 ICON". 巨子 ICON (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. ^ 腾讯网 (21 March 2021). "一年收获12个IPO的成功秘诀，基石资本的22条投资军规_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
3. ^ "重仓"半程赛手"： 基石资本点金"知识经济" - 21财经". m.21jingji.com. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. "16年创始团队不离不弃 合伙人文化如何影响基石资本的投资逻辑？". Sohu. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
5. Koh, Natalie (6 February 2023). "Morgan Stanley Investment Management to acquire full ownership of Chinese joint venture". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Chinese companies established in 2001
• Companies based in Shenzhen
• Financial services companies established in 2001
• Investment management companies of China
• Private equity firms of China
• Venture capital firms of China