Nenking Group

Nenking Group
能兴集团
Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1998 (1998) in Foshan, China
Founder Zhong Naixiong
Headquarters Foshan, China
Area served
 China
Key people
 Zhong Naixiong (chairman)
Xiao Yang (vice-president)
Services Real Estate, Property Management, Financial, Sport Culture, Pharmaceuticals, Oversea Investment, Trade Purchases
Subsidiaries Guangzhou Long-Lions
Website www.nenking.cn
Nenking Group
Simplified Chinese 能兴集团
Traditional Chinese 能興集團
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 南海能兴
Traditional Chinese 南海能興

Nenking Group (simplified Chinese: 能兴集团; traditional Chinese: 能興集團; pinyin: Néngxīng Jítuán), or Nanhai Nenking (simplified Chinese: 南海能兴; traditional Chinese: 南海能興; pinyin: Nánhǎi Néngxīng), is a Chinese conglomerate founded on 28 March 1998 and based in Foshan, providing Real estate, Property Management, Financial, Sports Culture, Pharmaceuticals, Investment Aabroad, Trade Purchases services over the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region of China.[1][2]

Nenking is the owner of a CBA team called the "Guangzhou Long-Lions", and it is also the title sponsor of Hong Kong "Eastern Sports Club", including "Eastern Football Team" and "Eastern Basketball Team". In 2018, Nenking purchased a seat for Guangzhou in Overwatch League, stepping in eSports.

History

  • In 1993, Guangdong Nenking Real Estate Development Co., Ltd founded. It was the predecessor of Nenking Group.
  • On 28 March 1998, Nenking Holdings Group Co., Ltd founded.
  • In 2010, Nenking acquired Shaanxi men's basketball club and named it the "Long-Lions".[3][4]
  • On 12 August 2016, Hong Kong "Eastern Sports Club" announced that Nenking got the title sponsorship of "Eastern Sports Club", including "Eastern Football Team" and "Eastern Basketball Team".[5] "Eastern" was facing a financial crisis before this and Nenking, acting as the white knight, poured around 30 million HK$ into "Eastern".[6]
  • On 7 March 2017, "Rupert Hoogewerf's Global Rich List 2017" released. Nenking's founder and chairman Zhong Naixiong was on the list for the first time for 1.5 billion US$ (≈ 10.5 billion CN¥) wealth, ranking 1479.[7][8]
  • On 2 August 2018, Blizzard Entertainment announced that Nenking purchased a seat for Guangzhou in Overwatch League.[9] This investment of Nenking was decided by Xiao Yang, Long-Lions' operational principal and Nenking Group's vice-president, and was considered as a milestone of China eSports' professionalization and commercialization.[10][11]

Major subsidiaries

References

  1. ↑ "General Situation - Nenking Group". www.nenking.cn. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Business Segments - Nenking Group". www.nenking.cn. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. 1 2 "Shaanxi men's basketball team moved to Foshan, inviting Allen Iverson to join". Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. 1 2 "Shaanxi men's basketball team moved southward to Foshan, basing in Lingnan Pearl Gymnasium, Chancheng District". 《Southern Metropolis Daily》. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. 1 2 "Nanhai Nenking took the main sponsorship, changing "Eastern"'s name to "Eastern Long-Lions"". Hong Kong 01. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. 1 2 "White knight Zhong Naixiong: HK soccer has its value - on.cc". 《Oriental Daily News》. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Rupert Hoogewerf's Global Rich List 2017". www.hurun.net. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Rupert Hoogewerf's Global Rich List's New Comer: Zhong Naixiong of Nenking". Zeng Qunshan, 《Southern Metropolis Daily》. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  9. 1 2 "Atlanta and Guangzhou take the stage". Blizzard Entertainment. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  10. ↑ "Long-Lions' owner Nenxing joined Overwatch League, setting a goal to the dynasty of China eSports". Zheng Zhihui, 《Xinkuaibao》. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  11. ↑ "Exclusive interview to Nenking Group's vice-president Xiao Yang: Why crossing-over from CBA to eSports league". Wu Yi & Zhang Wenjie, 《The Time Weekly》. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  12. ↑ "From Ability to Prosperity, 20 Years of Brightness - Nenking Group". www.nenking.cn. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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