History
Fosun Group was founded by four university graduates from Fudan University in 1992: Guo Guangchang (郭广昌), Liang Xinjun (梁信军), Wang Qunbin (汪群斌) and Fan Wei (范伟). Fosun Group is a classic story of success after China's reform and opening-up. During 2011, the three major growth engines of Fosun, namely industrial profits, investment profits and asset management profits rose rapidly, enabling Fosun to make strides toward its vison of becoming "a premium investment group with a focus on China's growth momentum".
In 1990s Fosun started its business by doing market research. Then Fosun extended its business into healthcare industry and real estate area etc. In July 2007, Fosun International (00656.HK), the parent company of Fosun Group, was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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