Shanda Group

Shanda Group is a private investment group, which seeks global opportunities that offer business growth or unique breakthrough potential. The company was founded in 1999 and is currently headquartered in Singapore with offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. The company's business These assets sit under the three business units – Private Equity Investments (PEI), Public Market Investments (PMI) and Real Estate (RE). These business teams are highly experienced managers, bankers and traders from internationally renowned institutions. Before expanding its portfolio of investments, Shanda was first established as an online games company, Shanda Interactive, and is credited for being the inventor of the freemium model. With success in the online games and online literature businesses, Shanda interactive spun off these businesses, beginning its transformation into an private investment company through investments in technology, and healthcare businesses. Shanda Group was founded by Chairman and CEO Tianqiao Chen and co-founder Chrissy Luo. Philanthropy also lives at the core of Shanda's culture. Driven by the passion and curiousity about brain research, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen founded the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute, dedicated to promoting a holistic approach to understanding the sensation-perception mechanisms and related systems of memory, attention, learning and expectations. See www.cheninstitute.org