Huang Wei & family 黃偉家族

 Company: Zhejiang Sinhoo Group Co Ltd  浙江新湖(控股)集團(tuán)

Sector: Real Estate

Shares: 69.6 percent in Xinhu Zhongbao Co., Ltd

Stock code: 600208.SH

Current wealth: 15.4 billion yuan (US$2.4 billion)

Losses: 8.8 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion)

Percentage lost: 36.4 percent

Sinhoo Group chairman Huang Wei, who was ranked 18th among the top 3000 richest families in July 2011, had his wealth plunge from 24.2 billion yuan (US$3.84 billion) to 15.4 billion yuan (US$2.4 billion), a shrinkage of 8.8 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion). Established in 1994 in Zhejiang, Sinhoo Group is a conglomerate engaged in finance, real estate, minerals, pharmaceutical and other areas with investments in Xinhu Zhongbao and Harbin High-Tech Group.

In the second half of 2011, its flagship real estate outfit Xinhua Zhongbao issued a total of 23 announcements on stock share pledges. During this period, Huang was also busy with advancing stock option incentive plans and working with real estate giant, Greentown China, for mutual financial guarantees. These signs told the tale of his difficulty with his capital chain.

However, the low-profile and somehow mysterious entrepreneur has played an important role in the futures market. His Xinhu Zhongbao has reserved and developed more than 14 million square meters of land. In the second half of 2011, Huang played an even more active part in the field of private equity, appearing among the stockholders of Shanghai Great Wisdom Co. Ltd. and Jinhe Biotechnology Co. Ltd.