China International Capital Corporation

China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC; 中国国际金融股份有限公司) is a Chinese partially state-owned multinational investment management and financial services company. Founded in China in 1995, CICC provides investment banking, securities and investment management services to corporations, institutions and individuals worldwide.

China International Capital Corporation Limited
Native name
中国国际金融股份有限公司
Company typePublic; State-owned enterprise
IndustryBanking, Financial services
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersChina World Office 2,
1 Jianguomenwai Avenue,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China
Key people
Chen Liang (Chairman)
ProductsInvestment banking, Equities, FICC, Asset management, Private Equity Investment, Wealth management, Research
Number of employees
13,557 (2021)
Websitewww.cicc.com Edit this at Wikidata

Headquartered in Beijing, CICC has over 200 branches in Mainland China and offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, New York City, London, San Francisco, Frankfurt and Tokyo.

History

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On July 31, 1995, CICC was incorporated by China Construction Bank, Morgan Stanley, China National Investment and Guaranty Co Ltd, GIC, and the Mingly Corporation, as the first Sino-foreign joint venture investment bank. At the time of CICC's incorporation, China Construction Bank and Morgan Stanley were its largest shareholders, with 42.5% and 35% of interests, respectively.

In 1997, CICC established its first overseas subsidiary in Hong Kong, through which CICC became the first Chinese investment bank conducting securities underwriting business in Hong Kong. In 1997, CICC completed its first overseas initial public offering project, the IPO of China Mobile on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which marked the beginning of the restructuring and overseas listing of large state-owned enterprises directly under the State Council of China. It was also the largest IPO in Asia as well as the largest IPO of China-based companies ever up until the end of 1997.[1]

In 2004, China Construction Bank transferred its equity interest to China Jianyin Investment, which later transferred that to China Central Huijin, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation. In 2010, Morgan Stanley sold its holdings to TPG, KKR, GIC and Great Eastern.[2] CICC established its FICC division, and was one of the earliest investment banks to conduct fixed income business in China.

In 2015, CICC was converted into a joint stock company with limited liability whose top three shareholders were Huijin, GIC and TPG. In November 2015, CICC completed its own IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[3]

In 2016 CICC acquired China Investment Securities from Central Huijin in an all-share deal.[4]

In 2017, CICC acquired a majority stake (50+%) in US KraneShares, a leading exchange-traded fund provider that focuses on Chinese listed companies, with its biggest fund (KWEB) focused on Chinese Internet companies.[5] In 2017, giant Chinese internet company, Tencent acquired a 5% stake in CICC.[6]

Shareholding Structure

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As of October 31, 2021, its shareholding structure was as follows:[7]

Notable former employees

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1997: China Telecom's US$4.2bn IPO: landmark privatisation". IFRe. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. ^ "Morgan Stanley Receives Regulatory Approvals for CICC Stake Sale". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. ^ "Prospectus: Global Offering" (PDF).
  4. ^ "CICC acquires China Investment Securities for US$2.5 billion". The Gulf Time Emirates Business. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "BRIEF-China's CICC to acquire majority stake in U.S. asset management firm KraneShares". Reuters. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Tencent's stake purchase boosts CICC shares to all-time high". Reuters. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Shareholding Structure of CICC".
  8. ^ Venkat, P. R. "Temasek Taps CICC Heavyweight for China Operation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ^ Hughes, Jennifer. "China's rainmakers head for cover". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ^ Ho, Prudence. "CICC Chairman Jin Liqun Resigns". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  11. ^ Barboza, David (14 October 2014). "Longtime Chief Leaves C.I.C.C., a Major Chinese Investment Bank". DealBook. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

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