China Fortunes: A Tale of Business in the New World[中国财富：新世界里的商业传奇]

图书标准信息

• 作者 John D. Kuhns（约翰·D·库恩） 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2011-04
• ISBN 9780470928042
• 定价 353.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 592页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheremaybenohottertopicsthanChinaandenergyanddoingbusinessinChina.ToldthroughfictionalcharacterswhoembarkonajourneybybeingsomeofthefirstwesternerstodobusinessinChina,ChinaFortunestakesreadersthroughthemysteriesoftheMiddleKingdomastheChinesehesitantlyembracedcapitalismwhileenthusiasticallychasingafterforeigndollars.Beginninginthemid-1980s,thestorytracesthebeginningsofChina'sentryintotheindustrialage(abitlaterthanthewesternworld)asitwindsitswaythroughthebondtradingfloorsofWallStreettotheopaqueworldofinvestmentboutiques,marketcrashesandbusinessfailures,IPOs,failingmarriages,andmulti-nationalhydroelectricdeals.FromachaoticstartinChinatoanembezzlingChinesecompanypresidentontheruninManilla,ChinaFortunesfollowsthebusinessupsanddownsofJackDavis,anAmericanfinancierdrawntoChinaandthewealthofopportunitiesthatflourishedwiththeopeningofthecountrytooutsiders.Notforthefaintofheart,investmentopportunitiespresentedthesavvywithgreatriches-orhugelossesforthoseunawareofthecorruption,incompetence,andpoliticalintrigues.

【作者简介】

JOHND.KUHNSisafinancierandindustrialistwhohasbeendoingbusinessinChinaforovertwenty-fiveyears.In1984,asthefounderandCEOofCatalystEnergyCorporation,Mr.KuhnswasthefirstAmericantoacquirecommercialhydroelectricgeneratingequipmentfromChina,poweringmuchoftheprofitabilitybehindthecompany'ssuccessfulIPOandlistingontheNewYorkStockExchange.HavingclosedIPOsforfivecompaniesincludingsomeoftheworld'sleadingalternativeenergybusinesses,Mr.Kuhns'smostrecenttransactionwastheJanuary2010IPOforChinaHydroelectricCorporation,China'slargestownerofsmallhydroelectricprojects,wherehecurrentlyservesasChairmanandCEO.KuhnsBrothers,Mr.Kuhns'sinvestmentbank,raisesfinancingforChinesecompanies,andhisprivateequityorganization,theChinaHandFund,makesinvestmentsinChinesecompanies.Mr.KuhnsgraduatedfromGeorgetownUniversity,receivedamasteroffineartsfromtheUniversityofChicago,andanMBAdegreefromtheHarvardBusinessSchool.HeliveswithhisfamilyinConnecticut,whereheflyfishesreligiously.