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.
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