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Anhui Development and Investment
Yang Jun chairs Anhui Development and Investment, the provincial SASAC vehicle directing Anhui's industrial, venture, and infrastructure capital deployment.
Anhui Development and Investment
Anhui Development and Investment is a Hefei, China-based investment company. It has invested in five funds. Its regional focus is Asia.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Location
Region
Asia
Country
China
City
Hefei
Corporate office
Hefei, Anhui, China
Principals
Yang Jun
Chairman, Anhui Provincial Investment Group
Xu Xianlu
Chairman, Anhui High-tech Investment Co., Ltd.
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who ultimately controls Anhui Development and Investment?
The Anhui Provincial Government through its State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) is the ultimate controlling shareholder. This places the group within China's multi-tiered state-capital system, where provincial SASACs manage operating entities distinct from central-government SOEs. Yang Jun serves as chairman of the group and concurrently leads Anhui Conch Cement, the publicly listed industrial flagship.
What is the relationship between Anhui Development and Investment and Anhui Conch Cement?
Anhui Development and Investment is the controlling state shareholder of Anhui Conch Cement, China's largest cement producer by output. Yang Jun chairs both entities, reflecting the group's role as active industrial operator rather than passive financial holder. This connection anchors the portfolio's heavy-industry exposure and provides stable cash flows that likely support venture and development-fund activities elsewhere in the group.
Does Anhui Development and Investment invest directly in startups?
Yes, primarily through Anhui High-tech Investment Co., which Xu Xianlu chairs. That subsidiary targets seed through growth-stage companies in technology and advanced manufacturing. The Anhui Industrial Development Fund provides additional direct-investment capacity, offering co-investment and fund-commitment firepower for strategic sectors the province aims to cultivate domestically.
What geographic footprint does the group maintain?
Operations are concentrated entirely within Anhui province, with headquarters in Hefei. The group does not maintain disclosed offices outside mainland China, consistent with its mandate as a provincial development vehicle rather than an outward-facing sovereign fund. All known real-asset holdings — including Zhong'an Innovation Valley and Conch Holdings Hotels — are located in Anhui.
How does Anhui Development and Investment source its deal flow?
Deal flow derives from the group's embedded position within Anhui's provincial industrial-planning apparatus. As the SASAC-controlled investment platform, it receives preferential access to state-directed opportunities in strategic sectors and can originate transactions through operating subsidiaries like Conch Cement. The provincial government's aggressive push to build EV, semiconductor, and advanced-manufacturing clusters in Hefei likely channels proprietary opportunities to the group's venture and development-fund arms.
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