Chinese small cap companies offer investment opportunities

Foreign investors tend to buy into a Chinese growth story without understanding differences between the various types of companies and entrepreneurs. Augus Partners helps investors navigate the maze.

Working in China for the last 14 years has given Leo Austin, partner at Augus Partners, a different perspective. “One way to get a contrarian view is by talking to different people, having different experiences, out of box thinking. People come from different boxes,” he says.

Investors looking at China “buy the big picture, the growth story”, notes Austin. “Our job is to invest in the small story. We’ve learnt how Chinese relationships are built, how to start doing business.”

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