Posted on 09/30/2019 6:54:07 AM PDT by tired&retired
To assist in their new venture, they(Biden & Heinz) partnered with a Massachusetts-based consultancy called the Thornton Group, headed by James Bulger, son of former Massachusetts state Sen. Billy Bulger. James Bulger has the dubious honor of being named after his uncle, the notorious mob hitman James “Whitey” Bulger. They have a Chinese counterpart Solebury Thornton (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Michael Lin 林俊良 Co-Founder & CEO, Thornton Group LLC Beijing City, China
Mr. Lin has traveled extensively throughout Asia and America working on international equity capital transactions. He has visited more than 1000 companies and worked with a variety of governmental agencies to float Asian companies on the China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. stock exchanges and close cross-border M&A transactions. Mr. Lin has successfully built an extensive network and close relationships with both business and political communities in greater China region.
He has worked in Boston, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and Taipei for the last 25 years. Before co-founding Thornton Group, LLC and Solebury Thornton (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd., Mr. Lin held Asia regional senior management roles at JP Morgan Chase, American Express, ING Baring and Deutsche Bank Securities. He was President of Sino-Trade Securities and CEO of Greater China Investment Banking of Taiwan International Securities before heading the private equity and international finance and investment operations as Vice President at Peking University Founder Group. He has written extensively on greater China's political and economic development in various Chinese columns and has frequently been interviewed and quoted by the local press. He authored 《Investment In China After Its Entry To The WTO》
Mr. Lin is active in the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, a U.S. non-profit, non-partisan, independent NGO for the leaders of the state legislatures- an elite group of approximately 400 legislative leaders including House Speakers, Senate Presidents, Majority Leaders, Minority Leaders and Pro Tempores. He constantly arranges and sponsors Leaders-Meet-Leaders gatherings for American and Chinese political and business elites to get to know their counterparts to facilitate investment and trade cooperation and enhance cultural exchanges. Mr. Lin has successfully helped lead SLLF's expansion into Asia and he concurrently serves as SLLF’s Senior Advisor.
This might be the guy driving Diane Feinstein’s car.
;)
Per LinkedIn
About Thornton Group, LLC
Thornton is a cross-border capital intermediary whose purpose is to facilitate the strategic vision of its clients by providing advisory services and deal structuring expertise. Founded by Michael Lin and James Bulger; Thornton positioned itself as a bridge between the East and the West by combining its Western business experience with its unique Chinese local market insight and network. Additionally, as an Advisory Council member of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, Thornton has been a key node in the effort to promote business cooperation between Greater China and the US.
Using this model Thornton has been able to build a robust business portfolio that has included representing clients in the infrastructure, financial services, technology, healthcare, TMT, agriculture, energy resources and the mining sectors in a variety of different international transactions.
Thornton has partnered with Solebury Capital Group to provide equity capital markets advisory and investor relations advice services in Asia. Solebury Thornton’s senior management team, exclusively equity underwriting specialists with over 165 years of capital markets transaction experience and relationships forged at the leading investment banking houses around the world, have deep industry experience having completed over 1,700 transactions. By leveraging our relationships with the world’s largest private equity sponsors, Solebury Thornton aims to grow into one of the leading independent advisors in Asia.
Hunter Biden and Devon Archer joined the board of Burisma.
But a key partner in their investment firm raised serious concerns.
Chris Heinz, Kerry’s stepson, told Archer that joining Burisma was a bad idea, according to a spokesman for Heinz.
Heinz was concerned about reports of corruption in Ukraine, geopolitical risks and general questions about appearance.
“Mr. Heinz strongly warned Mr. Archer that working with Burisma was unacceptable. Mr. Archer stated that he and Hunter Biden intended to pursue the opportunity as individuals, not as part of the firm,” Heinz spokesman Chris Bastardi told The Post.
The decision fractured the firm.
“The lack of judgment in this matter was a major catalyst for Mr. Heinz ending his business relationships with Mr. Archer and Mr. Biden,” Bastardi said, adding that Heinz and his investment firm were never involved with Burisma.
Archer could not be reached for comment. His lawyer did not respond to requests for comment.
Mesires, Hunter Biden’s attorney, did not respond to a question about whether Hunter Biden knew of Heinz’s warning.
EXCERPT SOURCE https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-gas-tycoon-and-the-vice-presidents-son-the-stor
Their website comes up as non existing. thorntonai.com
I had to go back in the Wayback to find this: (The links were all removed.
Thornton Group Accompanied Ybrant Digial to Meet With CCPIT
Henan Province Vice Governor and Vice Chairman of the Standing Co...
Michael Lin Made Remarks at SLLF Board Meeting, Visited US State ...
Thornton Invited to Address MofCOM
First Sino-U.S. Provincial/State Legislative Leaders Forum sponso...
Thornton Explored American Construction Cooperation Opportunities...
China Railway Construction Corp. Warmly Welcomed The Visit of Tho...
>> More
West China International Investment and Cooperation Forum held in H...
Veolia and Thornton Group visited waste-to-energy and sewage treatm...
Thornton Group assisted delegates from the Hangzhou Economic and Te...
The Vice Chairman of CCPIT’s Sub-Council of Hebei Province, Luo Qia...
Thornton Group’s CEO, Michael Lin, paid a visit to Baoji to explore...
Jining City of Shandong province harvested in its overseas investme...
The International Liaison Department of CCPIT’s Sub-Council in Hebe...
Bulger of course was related to Whitey Bulger, the crime lord protected by the FB I (and partly one assumes by Mueller); who was then murdered in prison.
I bet he as a registered party card in Beijing.
No wonder, then, that Feinstein (D) Beijing, is wanting things and being vocal about it.
“The lack of judgment in this matter was a major catalyst for Mr. Heinz ending his business relationships with Mr. Archer and Mr. Biden,” Bastardi said, adding that Heinz and his investment firm were never involved with Burisma.
Hmmm, and the media continues to ignore this to their eventual demise.
And before someone asks why are we defending Heinz.......
.....the point is to show how bad it was (as you said) that even a Democrat opted out.
U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams in Manhattan who found Biden’s partner Devon Archer “Not Guilty” was the same judge who resided over several Trump cases.
(Her husband) Andres serves with Robert Mueller on the Special Counsel investigation
Thornton is a cross-border capital intermediary whose purpose is to facilitate the strategic vision of its clients by providing advisory services and deal structuring expertise.
Saaay that sounds just like the Clinton Foundation.
US company set to power waste plants in China
By Zhang Qi (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-11-14 07:08
US-based strategic investment and advisory company Thornton Asia Infra would invest between $450 million and $900 million to build several waste power plants in China over the next six months, according to Thornton Asia CEO Michael C Lin.
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Thornton was jointly funded by investment company Thornton Group and biomass power generation company Caletta Renewable Energy Co. Both are US-based.
Established 20 years ago, Thornton Group launched its Asia operations in 2000. Its entry into China was to develop infrastructure, and last year, it built roads in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province.
Founded 50 years ago, Caletta processes more than 200 types of biomass and built more than 90 installations worldwide, according to Thorton Chairman James J Bulger.
And before someone asks why are we defending Heinz.......
.....the point is to show how bad it was (as you said) that even a Democrat opted out.
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another way to look at Heinz departure could be that:
Heinz comes from real OLD generational family money
where as “humper” biden, “rural healthcare fraud specialist,” con artist & ex VEEP’S bro, james biden & “quid pro joe” are basically grifters on the take selling the old man’s political influence or giving away US gummit assets through extortion, kickbacks or bribes (aka “NEW” money)
iow; young heinz doesn’t need the heart burn that comes with dealing with criminal trash like the biden gang.
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Established 20 years ago, Thornton Group launched its Asia operations in 2000. Its entry into China was to develop infrastructure, and last year, it built roads in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province.
Founded 50 years ago, Caletta processes more than 200 types of biomass and built more than 90 installations worldwide, according to Thorton Chairman James J Bulger. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx names you know, people you can trust.
“James J Bulger”
Whitey lives on.
Everyone should read this. Includes Devon Archer who is, imo, the brains behind the Biden family money laundering and embezzelments.
Does it seem to you the problem we have is the incompetent offspring of 'elites' are screwing up because they're not even talented in graft? No less anything else? In the private sector these types would be let go... in DC they get ever larger jobs..
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