Chairman
Chairman
Mr. Zhang Wei is the chairman and partner of CoStone Capital, he is based in Shenzhen.
Mr. Zhang is a senior investment professional with over 20 years of private equity experience. Prior to establishing CoStone Capital, Mr. Zhang served as Director-in-Chief of Eagle Venture, an Engle Securities VC subsidiary focused on investing in tech and manufacture industries. He also served as the president of Huitian New Material, Chair of Board of Eagle Ceramics, two portfolio companies of Eagle VC.
Currently, Mr. Zhang is a member of the Private Equity and M&A Fund Professional Committee of Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), and member of the Investment Steering Committee of Education Development Foundation of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
Mr. Zhang received his Master of Law from Nanking University, and an EMBA from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University.
Contact Address
35F, Nord financial center, Fuzhong 3rd road, Futian District, Shenzhen
Contact Number
0755-82792366
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman
Mr. Lin Ling is a senior investment professional with over 20 years of private equity investment experience,and is now the vice chairman and partner of CoStone Capital, he is based in Shanghai. Mr. Lin oversees equity investment, where he initiated several private equity investments, including House365(300295), Zhongli Group(002309), Motie Book, Asymchem(002821), Omnijoi(300528), Original Force and Mewe Media. Before CoStone Capital, Mr. Lin held managing director role at Eagle Securities and SR Wealth Securities’investment banking group. He has in-depth research on corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, and has rich investment banking experience and practical operational capabilities. Mr. Lin received his B.A. in Economics from Xiamen University, and finished his global EMBA program at CEIBS.
Contact Address
Shanghai City, Pudong New Area Minsheng Road No. 1299 West Building 18F01, 04
Contact Number
021-50309096
The year 2019 marks the fortieth anniversary of China’s Reform &Opening-Up, once again, we meet at the turning point of history. What’s the next step for the game, is there any clear guidance? The answer is affirmative.
Our country is enjoying a good momentum of development, which does not come from the Washington Consensus nor the Beijing Consensus. China’s experience has proved that both the visible hand and the invisible hand are crucial: the visible hand, stands for the government-led reform, and would yield benefits for reform and opening up; the invisible hand, stands for the Marginal Power represented by the private sector, and would improve economic efficiency and tax collection, create jobs and employment opportunities.
Provided that we want to protect and expand the benefits form reform, three simple but mandatory agreements are to be made and followed: No.1 Private ownership must be recognized, protected and treated equally with public ownership constitutionally, both ownerships are scared and inviolable;No.2 Make further clarification of the principal position of market economy, “deepen economic system reform by centering on the decisive role of the market in allocating resources”, as President Xi addressed in the third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee;No.3 Implement the guiding principles of “comprehensively promoting law-based governance” of the fourth plenum. The rule of law is essential for economic growth, irreplaceable to protect private ownership, and necessary to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.
Above are three rules for us to avoid falling into the Middle-income Trap. Assuming that we are breaking systematic barriers to private enterprises’ participation in market economy, and boosting innovation and entrepreneurship of our society, then we are heading towards a promoting direction. We are marching in the path of light, regardless of the ups and downs of Sino-US relationship, the drop in GDP growth rate, or the monetary policy.
These principals also apply on knowing how better to run a business: don’t be hedged by rules and regulations at the beginning, pay more attention to your survival, and you’ll learn more when you start your second business.
For many years, Huawei has been the only Chinese company on the list of the Top 50 R&D Spenders. Regardless of the economy and its income, what Huawei has been doing is investing in its future, dedicated to R&D, continuously and resolutely. This provisional work underscores Huawei’s accomplishments, making Huawei anindustry leader.
So, there are standard answers on how to run a company,which could be summarized as concentration and professional dedication, continuous investment on innovation and trying harder in R&D. Entrepreneurship is also important, every single company needs entrepreneurs to push aside all obstacles and difficulties, to implement strategies and ideas. We, as investors, are destined to look for such outstanding entrepreneurs and their companies, invest in them and partner with them.
At this key point of history, a country, a company, or asingle individual, will all need to find the right path. Four decades after the Reform and Opening-up, it’s time to learn from our experience and stop “wadding across