Bao Fan

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Top Chinese investment banker Bao Fan is latest CEO to go missing (CNN)

One of China's top investment bankers has become unreachable, according to his company. China Renaissance, an investment bank and private equity firm based ...

[seized](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/asia/china-hong-kong-billionaire-xiao-jianhua/index.html) by Chinese security agents from his room at the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong and taken to mainland China. [veteran dealmaker](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/16/investing/chinese-stock-markets-renaissance-ceo-intl-hnk/index.html) in China’s tech industry. That group, Fosun, later confirmed that Guo was assisting authorities in an investigation. [disappeared](https://money.cnn.com/2017/06/14/investing/china-missing-executives-anbang/index.html) that year. Anbang at the time cited “personal reasons” for his absence. [ “the Warren Buffett of China,”](https://money.cnn.com/2015/12/13/investing/fosun-shares-fall-guo-guangchang/index.html) was [reported as missing](https://money.cnn.com/2015/12/11/investing/china-fosun-guo-guanchang/index.html) by the conglomerate he ran. Wu was eventually jailed for 18 years, Chinese authorities detained Cong Lin, the company’s president, in September, it reported, citing unidentified sources. Ren was eventually jailed for 18 years on corruption charges. “The board is not aware of any information that indicates that Mr. He helped broker the 2015 merger between two of the country’s leading food delivery services, Meituan and Dianping. The stock last traded 29% lower.

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China's tech banker goes missing, crashing Renaissance's shares (South China Morning Post)

Bao has been an active matchmaker who helped introduce many of China's largest and best-known technology companies to the capital markets of Hong Kong and ...

Bao Fan, founder and chairman of China Renaissance Holdings Limited, in Causeway Bay on 21 May 2012. Photo: May Tse. - China Renaissance said that it had been ‘unable to contact’ its founder and chairman Bao Fan, a key figure in the fundraising and mergers of Didi, Meituan and Trip.com

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Chinese billionaire tech banker Bao Fan goes missing (The Guardian)

Disappearance of China Renaissance chair raises fears of fresh crackdown on China's finance industry.

At the time of his arrest, Xiao was one of the richest people in China, with an estimated fortune of $6bn. The executive committee of China Renaissance told employees not to worry in a message on Friday morning. “But I can tell you that China is a country under the rule of law,” he said. Bao also facilitated a 2015 merger between the ride-hailing firm Didi and its main rival at the time, Kuaidi Dache. Mergers of big companies often involve political as well as business connections. The case of China Renaissance is reminiscent of a pattern of investigations into the country’s leading financiers in recent years.

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China Renaissance shares plunge after investment bank says ... (Reuters)

China Renaissance Holdings Ltd saw its shares plummet by as much as 50% on Friday after the investment bank said it is unable to contact its Chairman and ...

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Bao Fan: Billionaire tech banker in China reported missing (BBC News)

One of China's most high-profile billionaire bankers has gone missing, his company has reported. Bao Fan, the chief executive of China Renaissance Holdings, ...

In a 2018 article, Mr Bao wrote that his company had "cross paths" with 70% of the internet companies known by the Chinese public. Mr Bao is seen as a titan in China's tech industry, having executed many of the trades that have shaped its online consumer economy. The disappearance of Mr Bao - one of China's leading tech investors - has again evoked a history of Chinese executives suddenly vanishing for periods of time with no explanation. Shares in the investment firm plunged on Friday, after it told shareholders it had "been unable to contact Mr Bao Fan". Bao Fan, the chief executive of China Renaissance Holdings, had not been able to be reached in recent days, the firm said in a market update on Thursday. The board added it was not aware of "any information that indicates that Mr Bao's unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations of the group".

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China top tech dealmaker Bao Fan goes missing amid graft crackdown (The Hindu)

Bao Fan's disappearance follows a crackdown on big technology companies in the past two years that officials in China said had been wrapped up.

Bao’s disappearance follows a crackdown on big technology companies in the past two years that officials in China said had been wrapped up. China Renaissance did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment on Friday. Shares in China Renaissance fell as much as 50% on Friday in Hong Kong.

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Prominent Chinese Investment Banker Bao Fan Goes Missing, Bank ... (Forbes)

Bao Fan, chairman and CEO of Beijing-based China Renaissance Holdings, is missing, according to a Thursday filing, as the company says it has no additional ...

Billionaire [Jack Ma](https://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma/?sh=501c8ea21ee4), founder of Alibaba, disappeared for several months after criticizing China’s financial regulatory system before later reappearing in Tokyo in 2022, [according](https://www.ft.com/content/2f7c7a10-2df3-4f1b-8d2a-eea0e0548713) to the Financial Times. [according](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35068501) to the BBC. Seazen Group, another Chinese investment firm, reported vice chairman Qu Dejun as missing in a February 10 [filing](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0210/2023021001134.pdf). Fan, a former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, founded China Renaissance in 2015. Ren Zhiqiang, who amassed a fortune through real estate holdings, disappeared for several months after allegedly speaking out against Chinese leader Xi Jinping in 2020, [according](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/asia/china-ren-zhiqiang-xi-jinping-intl-hnk/index.html) to CNN. [filing](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0216/2023021600837.pdf) at the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

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Bao Fan, Star Banker, Goes Missing in China (The New York Times)

Bao Fan, a well-connected banker, is the latest businessman in China to disappear, raising concerns that Beijing's crackdown on the technology and financial ...

[was taken by the Chinese police](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/asia/xiao-jianhua-china-hong-kong-billionaire.html) from his apartment at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. But the disappearance of a prominent banker has dredged up concerns about the heavy hand of Beijing and whether there will be more crackdowns in finance, technology and real estate. Under Xi Jinping, China’s president, prominent executives and billionaire businessmen from the country’s private sector have been rounded up under the banner of anticorruption investigations. In recent months, the government has changed its tune and pledged to support businesses. Bao, the company’s chairman and chief executive. [filing](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0216/2023021600837.pdf) to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, China Renaissance Holdings said that it has been unable to contact Mr.

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Who is Bao Fan, the top tech banker reported 'missing' in China? (Firstpost)

Bao Fan, a prominent tech-sector dealmaker, has gone missing, according to his company China Renaissance. The billionaire's absence has stoked concerns of ...

Russia is one of the 57 nations in North America, Europe and Asia that participate in the Vienna-based organization. agencies and international organizations such as the OSCE, which was established during the Cold War as a forum for dialogue between East and West. In 2020, Jack Ma, the founder of the tech giant Alibaba, disappeared for three months, after criticising market regulators, reported The Guardian. Later, the firm confirmed Guo was assisting authorities in an investigation, reported CNN. Follow us on [also read] [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Philippines blame China for intimidating coast guards with 'military-grade laser light'](https://www.firstpost.com/world/philippines-blame-china-for-intimidating-coast-guards-with-military-grade-laser-light-12145562.html) At this time, [we] hope that you do not believe in or spread rumours,”, reported The Wall Street Journal. He told Financial Times in 2018 that his “whole dream” was to “build a world-class financial institution, because China should have one, given the importance of its economy. Bao Fan, a prominent tech-sector dealmaker, has gone missing, according to his company China Renaissance. “But I can tell you that China is a country under the rule of law,” he said, adding, “the Chinese government protects the legitimate rights of its citizens in accordance with the law.” . . The measure of that is when people think of a Chinese name along with the likes of Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, BlackRock . “The board is not aware of any information that indicates that Bao’s unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations of the group which is continuing normally,” the tech investment firm said in a statement, as per Al Jazeera.

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