{"id":96,"date":"2016-01-14T06:58:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T06:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/centre-for-family-enterprise\/?p=96"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:44:53","slug":"international-cooperation-among-family-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/centre-for-family-enterprise\/2016\/01\/14\/international-cooperation-among-family-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"International Cooperation among Family Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wanda Group is a Chinese conglomerate and China\u2019s biggest private property developer. It is owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, whose other assets include a 20% stake in Spanish football team Atletico Madrid, as well as the Ironman Triathlons. He founded the company in 1988 and according to Forbes is now worth $28.3 billion dollars, making him China\u2019s richest man.<\/p>\n<p>International Hospitals Group (IHG) is a healthcare service company headquartered in Buckinghamshire, UK. Founded in 1978 it is a second-generation family business, owned by the King family. Since its formation, IHG has generated sales of over US$2 billion and has directly recruited and trained over 10,000 staff.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, China\u2019s Wanda Group signed an agreement with the British company International Hospital Group (IHG) for a 10-year multi-project global partnership worth \u00a31.7 billion. The partnership plans to build a 1000-bed hospital in Shanghai and two more in the cities of Chengdu and Qingdao.<\/p>\n<p><i>Source: CampdenFB (file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/10237\/Desktop\/blog\/Family%20business%20round%20up_%20Banyan%20Tree,%20International%20Hospital%20Group,%20Volkswagen%20_%20Campden%20FB.html)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanda Group is a Chinese conglomerate and China\u2019s biggest private property developer. It is owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, whose other assets include a 20% stake in Spanish football team Atletico Madrid, as well as the Ironman Triathlons. 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