Transworld Capital Group Adds Senior Staff to Handle
Growing Cross Border Business
Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2009 - Transworld Capital Group ("TCG") (www.transworldgroups.com), a financial advisory and consulting firm focused on cross border transactions between Greater China and the Western World, has added two senior professionals. Marina Jiang will head up the Beijing office and Shawn Thompson joins the Los Angeles office.
Marina Jiang previously served as Director for Business Development and Operations for Cerberus Capital Management at its Beijing office. She has an extensive network of influential high-level business executives and government officials in China and around the world, developed while she was Director of Diplomatic and Government Relations for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York and Director of Business Development for Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Shawn Thompson has eighteen years of banking, investment banking and consulting experience providing merger and acquisition, valuation, financial advisory and restructuring services at firms including Barrington Associates and XRoads Solutions Group in Los Angeles and JPMorgan Chase in New York. Mr. Thompson has executed transactions in a diverse range of industries including consumer products, technology, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and business services. Mr. Thompson has also served as acting CFO and restructuring advisor with experience in specialty retail, restaurants and healthcare.
Transworld Capital Group's founder and CEO, Jack Z. Chen said, "We are excited to add the skills of such experienced professionals to our firm's existing capabilities. Transworld Capital Group has a number of ongoing projects that will benefit from their relationships and transactional expertise." Most recently, Transworld Capital Group advised a leading auto parts company in China on its winning stalking horse bid for a large U.S. auto parts company's global suspension and brakes business out of bankruptcy. He added, "Having offices and staff both in China and the U.S. enables us to serve as feet on the ground for clients who would ordinarily not have resources across the globe."
About Transworld Capital Group
Transworld Capital Group is a financial advisory and consulting firm specializing in cross border transactions between the Western World and Greater China, servicing clients both in the West and in China. The company advises both on M&A and capital-raising transactions as well as partnerships to help businesses access the Greater China market. The Company has offices in Los Angeles, Shanghai and Beijing. Its web address is www.transworldgroups.com.
Contact: Shawn Thompson, Transworld Capital Group, 626.447.1885,
sthompson@transworldgroups.com.
