Foster Marlon – A True Rising Star
The success of our efforts to enter the Chinese marketplace has been officially recognised by the Department for International Trade.
FMG were delighted to receive the Greater China Rising Star award for bilateral trade between UK & China. This was awarded to the by DIT. The prestigious award was sponsored by UKTI and the European Regional Development Fund which took place at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.
The award was open to businesses who have been rapidly growing in China and have shown tremendous success in a short time frame. FMG was selected from over a thousand companies and organisations including several universities. IT companies and sports teams such as Liverpool FC.
FMG have built their entry into the Chinese market in conjunction with Sotheby’s International Realty around the development of the Produce Exchange building in Liverpool – a Grade II listed property located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The recognition of this award has enabled FMG to further expand their footprint into mainland China via the launch of their first Private Equity Fund. This fund will focus on development opportunities in the Private Rented Sector, Purpose-built Student Accommodation and Hospitality Sector across the United Kingdom due to the acute demand/supply gap in the market. The fund is aiming to achieve circa £50million of investment in the Northwest Region in 2017.
Clive Drinkwater, North West regional director for the Department of International Trade and the evening’s host, commented: “We relish the opportunity to praise and honour these rising stars. To get to this stage they have done extraordinarily well. Foster Marlon Group is one of the absolute best of the best.”
