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About

Exceptional China Expertise
with Global Perspective

Banyan Partners, founded in 2010, is a Shanghai-based value investing firm specializing in China-related public equities for a global clientele. We are differentiated by a unique combination of private equity-style qualitative research, proprietary quantitative research, and an extensive external network.

 

As a 100% employee-owned firm, our team invests significant personal capital in Banyan's funds, aligning our interests directly with those of our clients. With an average of 25+ years of investment experience, our core team has worked together for more than 15 years, building a culture of trust, collaboration, and disciplined decision-making.


Our CEO and portfolio manager, Xin Wu, brings a comprehensive background that shapes Banyan's investment approach. He began his career at a Wall Street investment bank, gaining foundational training in fundamental research, before moving to an LBO firm to develop expertise in principal investing. He then became active in the early development of China's private equity industry during its formative years, before focusing on hedge fund management for the past 20 years, where he has combined research depth, private equity discipline, and global practices in public market investing.


This broad background—spanning Wall Street, global private equity, China's emerging private equity market, and two decades of hedge fund experience—informs Banyan's investment style. Our approach integrates knowledge of the Chinese market with established international methodologies, offering investors access to both local market understanding and proven global investment practices.

Banyan's Competitive Advantage

Private Equity Mindset

Data-Driven Insights

Expansive External Network

Our team members' private equity background shapes our rigorous, bottom-up due diligence process and business owner mindset. Our collective experience is unique among China's public fund managers and gives us a distinct perspective.

We've developed proprietary databases and automated financial models covering all 5,000+ Chinese A-shares. These tools enhance our research efficiency and continuously generate original insights.

Our team's diverse professional backgrounds provide us with strong access to business networks and connections with experienced industry professionals. These relationships are invaluable when navigating the complexities of China's regulatory environment and information landscape.

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Our Team

​​​​Our team brings together decades of successful investment experience at premier global firms, with a proven track record across asset classes and throughout Greater China. With roots on Wall Street and hands-on expertise in domestic markets, we offer a unique combination of global perspective and local insight. Our backgrounds span both private equity and public markets, enabling us to invest with agility, depth, and discipline.


We take pride in a shared sense of purpose, collective honor, and cohesive team spirit. This is not just our culture—it’s our competitive edge.

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to be a 榜样 in the investment industry. 

To us, that means upholding the following values and principles:

True Partnership.  We treat our clients as true partners, investing our own capital alongside theirs. This alignment of interests creates the highest fiduciary duty and builds lasting trust. We are honest in both success and failure, always acting with integrity, transparency, and accountability. 
 
Long-Term Excellence.  We build for endurance, not speed. Through disciplined strategy, patient capital allocation, and resilient business practices, we aim to compound value over decades rather than chase short-term gains.
 
Humble Pursuit of Truth.  Intellectual curiosity drives us to pursue the truth through independent research and unconventional thinking. We are unafraid to challenge the market consensus and have the humility to admit to and grow from our mistakes.

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