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1990s
Fosun Group was founded in 1992 as the Guangxin Technology Development Company by five
graduates[7] of Fudan University in Shanghai:[8] Guo Guangchang,[9] Liang Xinjun,[10] Wang
Qunbin[11] (Chinese: 汪群斌), Fan Wei [12]
(Chinese: 范伟), and Tan Jian (Chinese: 谈剑).[9]
Fosun
started its business by doing market research.[13] The major holding company of the group,
Fosun High Technology, was incorporated in 1994 in mainland China. Then Fosun extended its
business into the healthcare industry (as Fosun Pharmaceutical),[14] real estate,[15][16] and steel
etc.[17][18]
2000s
In 2004, a new holding company of the group,
Fosun International Limited was incorporated Fosun International Limited
From 2010 through 2015, Fosun spent billions Founder Guo Guangchang
In early November 2019, Fosun said it would purchase the Thomas Cook brand for £11m. The
company viewed itself as a "potential saviour" by purchasing the name.[38]
2020s
In March 2020, the company acquired a 55.4% equity interest in French jewelry brand Djula.[39]
They also signed an agreement in July 2020 with a high-end Italian jewelry group to develop the
Damiani and Salvini brands in China.[40] In August 2020 the company bought a 30% stake in
Jinhui Liquor for $262 million.[41]
During the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, Fosun Pharmaceuticals partnered with German
biotech firm Biopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech)[42] to produce and distribute the
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2. Once approved, Fosun will market the vaccine in China, and
BioNTech will retain the rights to sell it internationally.[43][44][45]
Fosun was part of an alliance of Chinese companies that donated medical supplies to 23
countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]
In March 2020, Fosun brought medical supplies to Milan, Italy, including 5,500 protective suits
and 40,000 N95 respirator masks together with the Longfor Group and Beijing Taikiang Yicai
Foundation. This donation was in addition to 5,000 masks that had been donated to Milan's
municipal government earlier by Fosun.[47]
Fosun launched the Global anti-Virus Relief Scheme which created a forum for China, the US, the
UK, and Portugal to share information and experience about COVID-19 in early March 2020.
Several companies have also joined the effort, including Baidu, New Oriental, Xiaomi and
Sequoia Capital. Fosun has distributed close to 4 million units of medical supplies around the
world, including surgical masks, protective suits, and diagnostic reagents.[48]
Fosun donated medical protection supplies to South Korea in two shipments in March, 36,000
early in the month and additional 22,000 later in the month.[49] The company also donated
supplies to the UK, Japan[50] and India.[51]
At the end of March 2020, the Chinese National Medical Products Administration gave Fosun
Pharmaceutical emergency approval for the use of a novel coronavirus nucleic acid detection kit
that it developed.[52][53]
Fosun, Haitong Securities, and the Portuguese football agency Gestifute brought 461 kilos
representing 58,400 units of medical supplies to Shanghai’s sister city in Portugal, Porto at the
end of March 2020.[54][55]
Fosun delivered medical supplies in several shipments during March 2020 to the city of
Wolverhampton, UK, the home of the Wolves football team, which is owned by Fosun.[56]
The company donated N95 masks to New York's NYU Langone Medical Center and Mount Sinai
Hospital as well as similar donations to hospitals in Chicago, Boston, New Jersey, California and
elsewhere in the United States.[57][58] The Coalition of Asian-American IPA (CAIPA) accepted
7,000 N95 masks from Fosun, and then distributed them to hospitals throughout the New York
area during March 2020.[59]
Business structure
Fosun has a wide array of business activities, including investing in other firms, managing a
number of private equity funds, and entering joint ventures.
Equity investments
Fosun has invested in a number of businesses throughout different sectors, such as asset
management, insurance, and industrial operations.
Asset management
IDERA (98.00%)[60]
Banking
Mybank (25.00%)[60]
Entertainment
Cirque du Soleil (25% via private equity funds managed by Fosun International and associated
company Yuyuan Tourist Mart)[61]
Studio 8 (60%)[61]
Fashion
Ahava (99.46%)[60]
Caruso (73.90%)[60]
Folli Follie (10%, additional 3.89% stake held by Pramerica-Fosun China Opportunity Fund)[60]
Lanvin[60]
St John (70.00%)[60][66]
Wolford[60]
Jinhui Liquor
St Hubert (98.12%)[60]
Industrial operations
Cainiao (6.77%)[60]
Delhivery (6.5%)[61]
Gland Pharma[60]
Sinopharm Group[60]
Sisram Medical[60]
Insurance
Fidelidade (84.99%)[60]
Investment
Miacom Diagnostics[70]
Media
Private hospitals
Chancheng Hospital[60]
Real estate
Retail
Secret Recipe[76]
Technology
Perfect World[77]
WeDoctor[60]
Tourism
MakeMyTrip (1%)[61]
Carlyle-Fosun[61]
Fosun Capital[61]
Fosun RZ Capital[61]
Fosun Chuanghong[61]
Weishi Fund[61]
Joint ventures
Nanjing Nangang Iron and Steel United (60% share capital, 50% voting rights)[61][60]
Besino Environment (100%)[60]
Koller (84.50%)[60]
Ironshore[81]
Thomas Cook Group Plc (5.76% via Fidelidade) - Entered Compulsory Liquidation 23
September 2019[61]
Shareholders
The major shareholder of Fosun International was a Hong Kong incorporated company Fosun
Holdings,[61] which was a wholly owned subsidiary of British Virgin Islands incorporated
company Fosun International Holdings. Three founders of Fosun International, Guo Guangchang,
Liang Xinjun and Wang Qunbin, owned 64.45%, 24.44% and 11.11% respectively in Fosun
International Holdings.[61] Fan Wei, another founder, withdrew his stake in Fosun International
Holdings in September 2015.[61]
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