Interview with Howard Balloch, President, The Balloch Group
What initially attracted you to China and what kept you here over the years? I initially became interested in China during university where I studied the country and wrote a…
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The Balloch Group (‘TBG’) was established in 2001 by Howard Balloch (Canada’s ambassador to China from 1996 to 2001). TBG has since grown from a market-entry consultancy working with North American clients in China to a leading advisory and merchant banking firm serving both domestic Chinese companies and multinational corporations. TBG was ranked as the number one boutique investment bank in China by ChinaVenture in 2008.
TBG’s professionals are located in Beijing, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Wuhan and Hangzhou serving and investing alongside clients in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and direct investment transactions.
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