Nenking Group

Nenking Group
能兴集团
TypePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998) in Foshan, Guangdong, China
FounderZhong Naixiong
Headquarters
Foshan, Guangdong
Area served
China
Key people
ServicesReal estate, property management, Financial, Sport culture, Pharmaceuticals, overseas investment, Trade purchases
SubsidiariesGuangzhou Loong Lions
Websitewww.nenking.cn
Nenking Group
Simplified Chinese能兴集团
Traditional Chinese能興集團
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNéngxīng Jítuán
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese南海能兴
Traditional Chinese南海能興
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánhǎi Néngxīng

Nenking Group (simplified Chinese: 能兴集团; traditional Chinese: 能興集團; pinyin: Néngxīng Jítuán), or Nanhai Nenking (simplified Chinese: 南海能兴; traditional Chinese: 南海能興; pinyin: Nánhǎi Néngxīng), is a Chinese conglomerate founded on 28 March 1998 and based in Foshan, Guangdong, providing Real Estate, Property Management, Financial, Sports Culture, Pharmaceuticals, Investment Abroad, Trade Purchases services over the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region of China.

Nenking is the owner of a CBA team called the "Guangzhou Loong Lions", and it is also the title sponsor of Hong Kong "Eastern Sports Club", including "Eastern Football Team" and "Eastern Basketball Team". In 2018, Nenking started stepping in esports, organizing an OWL team for Guangzhou named the "Guangzhou Charge".

History

Sochaux

In April 2020, Nenking Group officially became the owner of the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard after reaching an agreement with Ledus, a subsidiary of Hongkongese group Tech Pro Technology Development. Zhong Naixiong is also appointed as the chairman of Sochaux, while Samuel Laurent is appointed as a executive director general.

During the 2022–23 season, the club faced financial difficulties and needed a capital injection from Nenking in order to remain in the French Ligue 2. In July 2023, Nenking announced that they wouldn't inject capital due to Chinese real estate crisis and the DNCG (the organization responsible for monitoring and overseeing the accounts of professional association football clubs in France) relegated the club to National (the third tier of French football).

Later, Romain Peugeot concluded an agreement for a takeover offer allowing Nenking Group to remain a 33% shareholder of FC Sochaux-Montbelliard. However, Nenking will not pay his commitment. Following this decision, FC Sochaux-Montbelliard faces a potential cessation of all payments and a possible administrative relegation to lower divisions.

After many weeks of important mobilization of local investors including Jean-Claude Plessis and Pierre Wantiez, Nenking signed an agreement to sell the club to newly-created FCSM 2028.

Major subsidiaries

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