HONG KONG--(Marketwire - June 4, 2010) - As part of its significant expansion program, ARC China Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment firm focused on investing in China's domestic consumption‐oriented high‐growth enterprises in developing Tier II and III cities, has recently announced the appointment of three new Senior Executives. Chief Operating Officer Michael Bruck and Managing Directors Byron Sproule and Gordon Chin, Esq., each bring with them a unique combination of knowledge and experience gained across a broad range of sectors throughout Asia, the United States, and Europe.
Michael Bruck's international experience spans over 30 years of investment and operational experience in China, Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Mr. Bruck has founded and operated numerous companies and has led other companies in their development of global markets. Just prior to joining ARC, Mr. Bruck was CEO of East Broadway Advisors, a Hong Kong-based financial advisory firm. Previously, Mr. Bruck was a Managing Director at Tripod Capital, a China-focused private equity fund, Vice President of International Development at Zetera Corporation, a U.S.-based technology company, and a Managing Director at Nolan Securities Corporation, a boutique investment banking firm in New York where he advised companies in the technology and media industries.
From 1983 to 1999, he held numerous senior positions at Intel Corporation including serving as aide to Andy Grove, Intel's President and CEO and later as General Manager of Intel China where he was responsible for building Intel's brand and revenues in China, which increased four-fold during his tenure. After serving as General Manager of Intel China, Mr. Bruck was appointed Director of Intel's Content Group, where he developed strategic alliances with leading entertainment and software companies.
Byron Sproule has advised a wide range of public and private companies in the technology and industrial sectors for over 10 years. He has assisted companies with acquisitions, divestitures and mergers of public and private companies, leveraged buy-outs by financial sponsors, initial public offerings, and the raising of debt and equity capital. He has also provided financial and strategic advice to public large cap companies as well as to numerous seed, early and growth stage private companies.
Mr. Sproule most recently held the position of Managing Director at China-focused M&A advisory firm Knox & Co. Prior to working at Knox, he was a Senior Vice President within the Technology Investment Banking group at JP Morgan and a senior banker within the Technology Investment Banking group at Jefferies Broadview. Mr. Sproule spent seven years working at Lehman Brothers both within the Technology Investment Banking Group in New York and the Mergers and Acquisitions group in London. He began his investment banking career at Salomon Smith Barney.
Gordon Chin's legal and investment experience was honed throughout his tenure at the Hong Kong office of the New York-based law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. While at Davis Polk, he advised clients on over $3 billion in transaction value spanning cross-border M&A, private equity investments and buyouts and public debt and equity offerings. He has executed numerous private equity transactions in the region for clients such as Citadel Equity Fund, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Quadrangle Capital Partners.
Previously, Mr. Chin worked at Analysis Group Economics in Los Angeles where he developed financial models for commercial and financial litigation. Mr. Chin holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and is admitted to the bar of the State of New York.
ARC China Holdings Limited Founder and CEO Adam Roseman commented, "As some of the brightest individuals in the investment community today, Messrs. Bruck, Sproule, and Chin will be enormous assets to the management team." Roseman continued, "They have a tremendous combination of experience and knowledge and are committed to building a world class infrastructure for investment in the Chinese market. With their addition to the team, we look forward to continued success."
About ARC China Holdings Limited
ARC China Holdings Limited, together with its affiliates, is an investment firm focused on investments in entrepreneur-owned small and medium sized enterprises located in Tier II and Tier III Chinese cities. We seek to create value for our investors and companies we invest in by applying our professional experience and relationships to help companies upgrade their management teams, technology, systems, and business processes. Our team of experienced investment professionals and in-house due diligence analysts deploy a proven and unique on-the-ground activist investment strategy of making value-oriented highly involved, exit-driven equity investments in a diversified portfolio of domestic consumption-focused high-growth Chinese businesses. We also provide various financial advisory services, for both inbound and outbound China transactions. For more information, please visit http://www.arcchina.cn.
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