復星強調郭廣昌因個人原因協助調查

Fosun is not the focus of an investigation that has ensnared its chairman, the Chinese conglomerate said on Sunday in an attempt to reassure nervous investors.

復星(Fosun)週日表示集團本身不是其董事長被捲入的調查的對象，這家中國企業集團試圖安撫緊張的投資者。

The aggressively acquisitive owner of Club Med spoke to investors and the media after Guo Guangchang had been out of sight for nearly four days, adding to jitters in China’s private sector.

地中海俱樂部(Club Med)的東家、收購意識較強的復星對投資者和媒體表態之前，郭廣昌已經失聯近四天，加劇了中國民營企業界的不安感。

Mr Guo, known as China’s Warren Buffett, is not accused of any wrongdoing. Liang Xinjun, Fosun chief executive, said Mr Guo was “assisting the judicial authorities with an investigation but it is not because the company has problems”.

有“中國巴菲特”之稱的郭廣昌沒有被指控犯有任何不當行爲。復星集團首席執行官樑信軍表示，郭廣昌在“配合司法機關調查……並非公司有問題”。

“It is the duty of any citizen to assist a government investigation,” he added. “This is a routine process in China.”

“配合司法機關是公民的義務，”他補充說，“也是國內很多案件偵破的常規司法程序。”

Wang Qunbin, the company’s president, stressed that Mr Guo was assisting in his individual capacity. “So far the investigation is focusing more on the individual.”

公司總裁汪羣斌強調，郭廣昌正因個人原因協助調查。“目前還是協助調查狀態，更多的是側重於個人原因。”

The company gave no details of the nature of the investigation in which Mr Guo was assisting. “Please do understand that this is quite a sensitive event and our knowledge about the investigation is limited,” Mr Wang said.

該公司沒有提供郭廣昌協助調查的案情性質。“協助調查是一個非常敏感的事，公司知道的事情也有限，”汪羣斌表示。

While reiterating Fosun’s statement on Friday that they could consult Mr Guo “via appropriate means”, Mr Liang and Mr Wang declined to say if they were in touch directly or through intermediaries.

樑信軍和汪羣斌重申覆星上週五發布的公告，稱他們可以通過“適當方式”徵求郭廣昌的意見，但拒絕透露他們是直接與其接觸還是要通過中介人。

Fosun executives sought to reassure investors about the financial position and creditor support, saying the group had cash and liquid assets of more than Rmb67bn while its net debt ratio had been reduced 9.8 percentage points to 53.5 per cent during the past year.

復星集團的高管們試圖在財務狀況和債權人支持方面安撫投資者，稱該集團擁有超過670億元人民幣的現金和流動資產，而其淨負債比率已在過去一年下降9.8個百分點，至53.5%。

“Fosun is not run by one person but managed by a group of executives,” Mr Wang said, noting that he and other senior executives had worked together for almost 25 years. “The banks have a good understanding about the events and they will continue to support us.”

“復星的創業不是一個人創業，而是一個創業團隊在創業，”汪羣斌說。他指出，他和其他高管在一起工作已有近25年。“銀行對這個事情有很好的理解，對復星未來的發展還是繼續關心和支持。”

The executives said Fosun had recently completed the disposal of a minority stake in Focus Media, netting Rmb1.48bn. “We will continue to improve our liquidity position,” Mr Wang said.

集團高管們表示，復星最近已完成分衆傳媒(Focus Media)少數股權的出售，回籠14.8億元人民幣的資金。汪羣斌稱，復星將繼續改善其流動性狀況。

“A lot of our investments are only held at cost,” he said. “But these are excellent assets and we believe their real value is higher than their book value.”

他表示，復星的很多投資僅以成本持有。但這些都是優質資產，其實際價值應當高於賬面價值。

Fosun suspended its shares on Friday and later said that Mr Guo, one of the country’s best-known entrepreneurs, was “assisting in certain investigations carried out by the mainland judicial authorities”. Fosun has asked the Hong Kong stock exchange to resume trading its shares when the market reopens on Monday.

復星上週五將其股票停牌，後來發表公告稱，其董事長、中國最知名的企業家之一郭廣昌“正協助相關司法機關調查”。復星已請求香港交易所(HKEx)週一開盤後讓其股票復牌。