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Legend Capital
"I want to help and drive the growth of start-up companies in China with capital
and management support". In 2001, Mr. Liu Chuanzhi, President of Legend Holdings,
decided to build a team led by ZHU Linan to start the investment business. In April
2001, Legend Capital was formed, and set up its first fund with US$35 mn commitment
from Legend Holdings. Now Legend Capital is the independent Venture Capital investment
subsidiary under the holdings company. In February 2012, Legend Capital took the
new Chinese name "君联(Junlian)".
The core business of Legend Capital is early-stage Venture Capital and expansion-stage
Growth Capital investment.
Legend Capital is now managing several USD funds and RMB funds with a total AUM
over RMB30 bn, and focuses on innovation and growth enterprises with operations
in China or related to China.
By 2016, Legend Capital has invested in over 300 companies, of which 50 are successfully
listed on domestic or overseas capital market, besides, around 40 companies achieved
exit through M&A.
With the vision of "Becoming one of the most valuable and most respected investment
company with International influence", and through driving the innovation and growth
of business enterprises through capital and management support, Legend Capital plays
an active role in promoting industry advancement and social development, and strives
for creating dream business and sharing success with partners of shared vision and
goals.
The current Chinese name of Legend Capital is 君联(Junlian). These young people in
Legend Capital have treated investment as a career. Thus, they can focus on reputations
and strategies, with particular emphasis on the talent development. I believe that
in the near future, Legend Capital will become an influential investment company
worldwide.
Liu Chuanzhi
Zhu Linan
Executive Director and President of Legend Holdings Corporation
Chairman of Legend Capital Co., Ltd.
Non-executive Director of Lenovo Group Limited
Executive Director and President of Legend Holdings Corporation;Chairman of Legend
Capital Co., Ltd.;Non-executive Director of Lenovo Group Limited.
Mr. Zhu has more than 20 years' experiences within the IT industry. He started his
career in Lenovo in 1989 when he joined Shenzhen Lenovo Computer Ltd. and rose to
General Manager of the company. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Zhu served as the General
Manager of New Legend Electronics Co., Ltd. In 1997, he rejoined Lenovo Group and
served as the General Manager of Business Planning, Deputy Director of Business
Planning, Assistant President, Executive Deputy Director and Director as well as
Vice President of Business Planning. In 2000, Mr. Zhu assisted President Liu Chuanzhi
to successfully implement one major and complex strategic move break in the history
of Lenovo, and played a key role in the event. For a long time, he serves as the
Non-Executive Director of Lenovo Group and plays an important role in its development.
Since 2001, Mr. Zhu Linan served as the Director, Executive Vice President and President
of Legend Holdings successively. He has played a key role in development and implementation
of corporate strategies, group and team building, corporate culture building and
the development of member companies. With deep understanding and practices in industry
and investment, as well as a wealth of business management experience, Mr. Zhu Linan
has led Legend Holdings into several industrial fields, promoted the diversification
of Legend Holdings and ensured the medium-term strategy development process of Legend
Holdings. Since 2003, he served as the President of Beijing Legend Capital Management
Limited.
Mr. Zhu Linan is among the first young cadres to join Lenovo. He has lofty goals
and always adheres to corporate interests first. He has a strong learning ability
and a realistic, honest and impartial work style. He is an important facilitator
and practitioner of Lenovo management and cultural and has extensive experience
in corporate strategy development, management and operation, investment, startup
and other aspects.
Mr. Zhu obtained a master's degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong
University in 1987. Over the years, Mr. Zhu Linan has received praises from China
Investment Association, Zero2IPO Group, Forbes China, CHINA VENTURE, Entrepreneur,
Peking University Business Review, Investment and Cooperation and many other institutions
and media, and repeatedly won Gold Award of "Excellent Venture Capitalists", "Best
Venture Capitalists", "The Most Respected Business Angel", "China's Venture Capitalist
with Most Public Awareness", Best Venture Capital Figure of "Golden Hand" and other
honors.