復星與英國地產基金公司簽署合資協議
Fosun, the private conglomerate run by the man dubbed “China’s Warren Buffett”, has taken a big step into the European real estate market by signing a joint venture deal with UK-based asset manager Resolution Property.
掌門人有“中國巴菲特”之稱的民營企業集團復星(Fosun)與英國地產基金管理公司Resolution Property簽署了一份合資協議，從而向進軍歐洲房地產市場邁出了一大步。The deal is the latest evidence that Fosun, which owns companies in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and mining to media and holidays, has embarked on a big international expansion.
這份協議是最新的證據，證明在多個行業（從製藥和採礦，到媒體和度假）擁有業務的復星，已踏上大規模國際擴張之路。
Led by Guo Guangchang, Fosun last month signed a joint venture deal with British travel company Thomas Cook, selling holidays to Fosun’s Chinese Club Med resorts and a number of Chinese hotels selected by Thomas Cook.
由郭廣昌執掌的復星，上月與英國旅遊公司托馬斯錠克(Thomas Cook)簽署合資協議，銷售復星的中國Club Med度假村、以及托馬斯錠克精選的一批中國酒店的假日旅遊服務。
In April it partnered private equity investor TPG Capital to buy circus and entertainment company Cirque du Soleil.
今年4月，復星聯手私募股權投資者德太集團(TPG Capital)，收購了馬戲團及娛樂公司——太陽馬戲團(Cirque du Soleil)。And in May it bought Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore.
5月，復星收購了總部位於百慕大的保險公司Ironshore。Fosun’s activity is part of a wider trend of Chinese companies investing in Europe. In a number of deals over recent months, several large Chinese groups have bought second and third tier European financial services companies.
復星的一系列動作是中國企業加快在歐洲投資的更廣泛趨勢的一部分。近幾個月，中國的數家大型集團接連出手，收購了歐洲多家二三線金融服務公司。Xu Xiaoliang, Fosun Group vice-president, said the Resolution deal marked “a significant step in Fosun’s global approach”.
復星集團副總裁徐曉亮表示，與Resolution的交易標誌着“復星地產全球化佈局的又一重要事件”。“We have focused on finding experienced and professional overseas investment and management platforms as our priority,” he said. Fosun was “building up global investment capacity”.
“我們認爲成熟的海外專業資管平臺，是復星地產應首先考慮的投資對象，”他表示。復星正在“打造全球化投資能力”。Fosun’s debut UK property deal came in 2013 when it acquired Lloyds Chambers in the City of London, and it stepped into the US in the same year, buying 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York.
復星的首筆英國房地產交易是在2013年完成的，當時它買下了倫敦金融城的Lloyds Chambers大樓，同年復星還進軍美國，買下紐約摩天大樓——大通曼哈頓廣場一號(One Chase Manhattan Plaza)。
