Taian Taishan Investment

Taian Taishan Investment Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned investment company associated with Tai'an, a city in Shandong Province. It functions as a municipal investment and financing vehicle rather than as a consumer-facing commercial brand. The company’s ownership has been held by Tai'an’s public-sector financial and state-asset authorities: Tai'an Finance Bureau was identified as its sole shareholder, while the city's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission was the shareholder in the earlier ownership arrangement. A change in the identified shareholder took place in 2014. The company’s activities include equity investment, financial-sector participation, investment support, and the use of capital-market financing to fund its operations and projects. Its documented portfolio included a substantial combined holding in Taian Bank, a smaller holding in Bank of Communications, and an equity stake in China National Materials. It also maintained a wholly owned subsidiary, Taian Fund Investment & Guaranty, indicating a role extending beyond passive shareholding into investment, financing, and guarantee-related services. Puhua Investment appeared in an earlier portfolio as a 20% investee before being treated as a former investment. Taian Taishan Investment was not listed on a stock exchange. Nevertheless, it issued bonds in 2011 and again in 2013, with the two documented issuances totaling CN¥2.8 billion. These financings illustrate the company’s role as a local government-linked investment and financing platform, using debt markets to support investment and development activities. The available reference material does not provide a detailed account of its founding, management team, operating revenue, employees, consumer products, or later corporate developments. Its known identity is therefore best understood in the context of Tai'an’s municipal state-owned investment and financing structure.

Taian Taishan Investment Co., Ltd. is a municipal state-owned investment company based in Tai'an, Shandong Province. Publicly available reference material describes it as a Chinese sovereign wealth fund at the local-government level, reflecting its role in managing or deploying public capital rather than the activities of a national sovereign wealth fund. Its ownership was connected to Tai'an's state-asset administration. Tai'an's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission was associated with the company in the earlier period, while Tai'an Finance Bureau was identified as the sole shareholder from 2014 onward. The company’s documented business model combines equity investment with investment and financing functions. It owned Taian Fund Investment & Guaranty in full, providing evidence of a group structure that included fund investment and guarantee-related activities. Its equity portfolio included a 30.01% combined holding in Taian Bank as of 31 December 2015. It also held 0.03% of Bank of Communications and 8.67% of China National Materials. Puhua Investment was listed as a former portfolio company with a 20.00% interest, showing that the investment portfolio changed over time. Although Taian Taishan Investment was not publicly listed, it accessed the bond market. The company issued bonds in 2011 and again in 2013, and the two documented issues totaled CN¥2.8 billion. These transactions are consistent with the role of a local government-linked investment and financing vehicle, which may raise external capital to support investments, infrastructure-related programs, or other regional development objectives. The available source does not identify the individual bond terms, maturities, coupons, use-of-proceeds breakdown, or repayment history, so those details cannot be established here. The record available for the company is concise and portfolio-focused. It does not provide a founding year, founder, executive roster, formal corporate mission, detailed financial statements, consumer-facing products, or a separately identified website. The company is consequently best documented through its ownership, subsidiary, financing history, and disclosed equity holdings. Its known role is that of a Tai'an public-sector investment platform operating within China’s state-owned enterprise and local government financing environment.

• 2015

  Portfolio position recorded

  [1]Taian Taishan Investmenten.wikipedia.org

  As of 31 December 2015, the company’s documented equity investments included a combined 30.01% holding in Taian Bank, 0.03% in Bank of Communications, and 8.67% in China National Materials.

• 2014

  Shareholder authority changes

  [1]Taian Taishan Investmenten.wikipedia.org

  Tai'an Finance Bureau was identified as the company’s sole shareholder; previously, the shareholder was associated with Tai'an’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

• 2013

  Second documented bond issuance

  [1]Taian Taishan Investmenten.wikipedia.org

  The company issued bonds again, bringing the combined value of its documented 2011 and 2013 bond issues to CN¥2.8 billion.

• 2011

  First documented bond issuance

  [1]Taian Taishan Investmenten.wikipedia.org

  Taian Taishan Investment issued bonds to support its investment and financing activities.

A Tai'an municipal state-owned investment and financing platform focused on equity participation, financial-sector investments, and capital raising for public-sector and regional development purposes.

• Investment management

  Equity investment portfolio

  Taian Taishan Investment’s documented portfolio consisted of strategic and financial equity holdings. As of 31 December 2015, it held a combined 30.01% interest in Taian Bank, a 0.03% interest in Bank of Communications, and an 8.67% interest in China National Materials. Puhua Investment was identified as a former 20.00% portfolio holding.

• Financial services

  Fund investment and guarantee services

  The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Taian Fund Investment & Guaranty, indicates involvement in fund investment and guarantee-related activities. The available source confirms the subsidiary relationship but does not describe specific funds, guarantee products, customers, or operating results.

• Debt financing · 2011

  Corporate bond financing

  Although the company was not exchange-listed, it used bond issuance as a financing tool. Documented offerings occurred in 2011 and 2013, with a combined value of CN¥2.8 billion. Available material does not specify the individual issue sizes or detailed terms.

• 2014

  Change in identified controlling shareholderStrategy

  Background

  The company operated within Tai'an’s municipal state-owned asset administration framework.

  Action taken

  Tai'an Finance Bureau became the identified sole shareholder, replacing the earlier shareholder designation associated with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

  Aftermath

  The company remained a Tai'an municipal state-owned investment platform.

  Source

• 2013

  Second bond issuanceOther

  Background

  A further capital-raising transaction followed the company’s 2011 bond issue.

  Action taken

  The company issued bonds for a second documented time.

  Aftermath

  The two documented bond issues together reached CN¥2.8 billion.

  Combined value of documented bond issues. CN¥2.8 billion (2011-2013)

  Source

• 2011

  Adoption of bond-market financingOther

  Background

  The company required external financing for its investment and municipal development role despite not being publicly listed.

  Action taken

  Taian Taishan Investment issued bonds in 2011.

  Aftermath

  The issuance was followed by another bond issue in 2013; the two documented transactions totaled CN¥2.8 billion.

  Combined value of documented 2011 and 2013 bond issues. CN¥2.8 billion (2011-2013)

  Source

1. 1Taian Taishan Investmenten.wikipedia.org