52 Capital Partners, LLC Launches The 52 Index™— Industry’s First-Ever Algorithm-Driven Proprietary Index to Measure Quarterly China M&A Trends

52 Capital Partners, LLC | May 8, 2019

The 52 Index™ Harnesses 52 Capital Partners, LLC’s In-House Proprietary Algorithms and Key Macroeconomic Data to Generate Quarterly Indicators Measuring China M&A Trends

May 8, 2019 – San Mateo, California

 On May 8, 2019, 52 Capital Partners, LLC launched The 52 Index™—the M&A industry’s first-ever algorithm-driven proprietary index for assessing analytically the overall strength, transaction activity and industry trends within China’s M&A market.

The 52 Index™ consists of a proprietary aggregation of a broad series of macroeconomic data, industry indicators and proprietary quantitative algorithms developed independently at 52 Capital Partners, LLC.

The 52 Index™ score for China M&A activity will be released quarterly by 52 Capital Partners, LLC and made available to the public. Following the completion of each calendar quarter, 52 Capital Partners, LLC will release The 52 Index™ score to assist industry players, including North American multi-national companies and investment firms, in forecasting near-term trends and opportunities in China’s M&A market.

“With the launch of The 52 Index™, 52 Capital Partners, LLC is setting a new standard in the global M&A industry for assisting leading North American businesses and investment firms that deal with China M&A,” commented David P. Willard, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of 52 Capital Partners, LLC. “Our objective is to provide corporations and investment firms with a reliable, data-driven, one-stop metric, with the goal of assisting Boards of Directors and senior management teams in effectuating important strategic decisions with respect to navigating China’s M&A market.”

The first score generated by The 52 Index™ will correspond to Q2 2019 China M&A activity and is anticipated to be released by 52 Capital Partners, LLC in early August 2019.