A Leading Expert on Asia, More Than A Decade of Asian Transaction Experience:
New York Global Group ("NYGG") is a leading middle market focused private equity investment and corporate advisory firm specializing in Asia related projects. With access to more than $500 million in investment capital in Asia, we have executed over 200 Asia related transactions globally over the last decade. We are a team of multilingual financial experts based in Beijing and on Wall Street in New York City. For more than a decade, our team members have been serving growth oriented private and public companies listed in Hong Kong, China and other countries.
We are led by our Executive Committee and our Chairman James N. Baxter, an attorney formerly with law firm Sullivan & Cromwell and is the former Head of Far East Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch.
In 2011, one of our portfolio companies, NASDAQ listed Harbin Electric, Inc., was acquired in an $800 million merger acquisition, generating more than 1200% investment returns for its initial U.S. based investors, resulting in the largest China based, U.S. listed company that was taken private in the U.S. in 2011. Another NASDAQ listed China based company China Fire & Security Group was taken private for $265 million in 2011, a 227% return for its initial U.S. investors. In February 2012, NASDAQ listed China based company Shanda Interactive was acquired in a $2.3 billion merger acquisition, resulting in multiple returns to its original U.S. based investors.
We utilize our extensive due diligence capabilities and our rigorous client acceptance process to screen for quality companies built on strong fundamentals and transparency. We leverage our in-depth understanding of cultures and business practices in Asia to discover investment and strategic opportunities. We have been an active corporate member of the American Chamber of Commerce in China in the last decade. We strongly support the AmCham's initiatives in enhancing communications and job creation between Asia and the U.S. business community.