Kevin Welch founded Emerging Growth Partners, Inc. in 2000 to help companies access US capital markets through various financing options like IPOs, PIPE deals, and M&A services. The company expanded to Asia in 2003 with a focus on China, representing successful Chinese companies seeking to go public in the US. Emerging Growth Partners provides strategic guidance and capital market expertise to navigate financing. Some notable Chinese clients include China Agritech, Skystar Biopharmaceutical, and Lihua International.

1. Fundraising Success with Kevin Welch and Emerging Growth Partners, Inc.<br />As founder of Emerging Growth Partners, Inc., Kevin Welch understands how to navigate the capital markets, both in the United States and abroad with a unique focus in China. <br />No matter what kind of financing or financial investment product a company desires--from an initial public offering (IPO), a direct equity investment (PIPE), an alternative public offering (APO), or merger and acquisition services, Kevin Welch and his team at Emerging Growth Partners, Inc. provide the deep industry insight, superior capital market expertise and the financial creativity that companies look for in a fund raising partner. <br />Complimentary to investment banking services, the company further provides business planning and capital market architecture that clients require in order to meet their strategic objectives. <br />Kevin Welch and his team at Emerging Growth Partners, Inc. expanded their US operations into Asia in 2003 with a specific focus in China. They have reviewed and conducted site diligence on scores of Chinese companies; and they have earned a reputation for discovering and representing companies in China that have the business strategy, the management competency, the corporate governance and transparency, and the underlying earnings power that will allow them to grow into successful public companies. Today, the company’s Chinese client list includes some of the best known companies in the US-listed China space, including China Agritech, Inc., Skystar Biopharmaceutical Corporation, and most recently, Lihua International, Inc. <br />Kevin Welch established Emerging Growth Partners, Inc. in 2000, with the goal of helping companies successfully access the U.S. capital markets Prior to founding Emerging Growth Partners, Inc., Kevin Welch served first as an analyst and later as the director of syndicate investments for Maple Partners, Ltd., a Beverly Hills based hedge fund company. <br />Mr. Welch is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where he specialized in Entrepreneurial Studies.<br />