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Concept

Asian Conglomerates

Asian tycoons and their conglomerates tend to have the same repeating pattern. This concept sequence outlines what business expertise looks like in messy, developing countries with little-to-no rule-of-law.

Cases

The Absurd Deal That Lead to Republic Plaza

The world class deal that led Kwek Hong Png to get his own Singaporean skyscraper — for cheap.

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Stanley Ho’s Lucrative War

How Macau’s king of gambling cut his teeth as a 20-something tycoon during World War II.

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How Stanley Ho Built a Gambling Empire

The long story of how Stanley Ho became the gambling king of Macau.

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