Since it started working in 2021, the Chengdu Heavy Industry Fund, an investment fund for big industrialisation projects in Chengdu province, has signed more than 12 billion yuan (S$2.4 billion) in contracts, which have led to investments of more than 100 billion yuan (S$20 billion).
The total size of the parent-child fund group is more than 80 billion yuan (S$16 billion). There are 14 authoritative lists in the equity investment industry, such as Science and Investment, and the contribution of the industry and the effect of brands are becoming more and more noticeable.
Recently, the honourable title “Advanced Collective in Investment Promotion in Sichuan Province” was given to Chengdu Heavy Industry Fund, which was the only industry fund in the province.
The Chengdu Heavy Industry Fund recognises the important role that chain-owner enterprises and high-energy level projects play in driving industrial growth. The fund gives priority to industry attention because it knows a lot about big industrialisation projects that involve big investments, a lot of industrial energy, and a lot of technology.
It takes advantage of the main chain industry’s tendency to group together and uses a strategy in which investment and hiring are linked to help big development projects.
The Chengdu Heavy Industry Fund gives top priority to setting up a method for bringing in new investors and hiring people. By using the fixed-increase method, it was able to help local businesses cut costs and get out of the secondary market. This set a pattern for future self-circulating investments.
The fund took advantage of the chance for central-local cooperation in the digital economy and this investment not only gave better results but also helped bring in economic base projects and helped Chengdu’s digital economy grow.
The fund also set up assistance for the digital economy industry, which helps build Chengdu into a smart city and makes it easier to bring more digital transformation resources to the city.
The fund focuses on key economic ecosystems, especially in areas like carbon neutrality, where it can make a big difference. It uses the province’s resources, like lithium mines and hydropower, to set up business chains that are green and low in carbon. Its main goal is to build production and research and development bases for Southwest power batteries and serve as a model for regional cooperation.
The fund works with banking institutions to invest in projects like the Chengdu Intelligent Computing Centre. It uses an east-to-west growth plan to spread the overall development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
The main idea behind the fund is to lead chain masters and bring together chain owners. It focuses on building industrial ecology circles and strengthening key industry chains. It also encourages integration and co-development between groups upstream and downstream and between the left and right banks.
Also, the fund tackles shortcomings in the power battery manufacturing line and establishes a strategic layout for the new energy industry system by engaging with upstream and downstream firms in the project’s industrial chain. This display of “industry + park + fund” ecological collaboration is a key component of their efforts.
To attract money, the Chengdu Heavy Industry Fund takes a holistic approach, with a particular emphasis on digital technologies. By bringing together “chain owners + leading talents + industrial funds + intermediaries + public platforms,” the fund builds an industrial ecosystem that acts as a map for potential investors.
Sub-funds are formed through collaborations with financial institutions, large-scale investment groups, industry guidance funds, and well-known industrial businesses, boosting investment collaboration. Collaborations leveraging diverse resources such as state ministries, central enterprises, and others, is one successful example.