Professor Larry Franklin has worked full-time for the past 25 years, and taught part time. In the last 10 years, he has taught full-time and consulted part-time. He has been actively involved in more than 300 deals, raising more than US$5 billion in funds for China projects, and more than US$4 billion for projects in the rest of Asia.

Larry has been living and working in Asia since 1981, as a lawyer, commercial banker, investment banker, China advisor and equity investor. Most recently, he worked for Hutchison Whampoa (China) Ltd. (HWCL), the China subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., as General Manager-Investments of a US$500 million Venture Capital Fund making direct investments in Greater China, and as Head Legal Counsel. Hutchison Whampoa is generally considered the largest conglomerate in Asia, ex-Japan, and was the most profitable company in the world in 1999, according to Business Week. Its major shareholder is Cheung Kong, owned by Mr. Li Ka Shing, reportedly the richest man in Hong Kong, according to Time magazine.

Previously, Larry held the position of Deputy Managing Director for AIA Capital Corp. (AIACC), the flagship investment banking arm in Asia of the American International Group (AIG). Larry was actively involved in investment banking transactions and in structuring investments in the Asia region for AIACC’s US$110 million Venture Capital Fund, as well as for AIG’s US$1.1 billion Infrastructure Fund. AIG at the time had more than US$75 billion in investments in Asia Pacific.

From 1981-1989, Larry worked for The First National Bank of Chicago (now part of JP Morgan), first as Asia Pacific Regional Counsel (1981-85) and then as China Country Head (1985-89).

Larry holds MBA and Juris Doctor degrees from Stanford and is a Certified Public Accountant. Larry has taught more than 300 graduate-level business and law courses.

Larry has acted as a consultant for a number of companies to advise on transactions in China and Asia. A partial client list includes: Amoco, Arco, Bechtel, Conoco, Dow, Firestone, Freeport-McMoran, General Foods, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, Koppers, McDonald’s, Marriott, Midlantic, PPG (U.S.); CNOOC (oil), CNCDC (coal), QFG (building materials) (China); Samsung, Tong Yang Group (Korea); Taiwan Glass (Taiwan); HKR (Hong Kong); the Philippine Government, PLDT, Piltel (Philippines); P.T. Astra, P.T. Samudera, P.T. Modern (Indonesia); Pratt Group (Australia); Zeneca (U.K.); Alcatel, Le Meridien (France); Nedlloyd (Netherlands); Norsk Hydo (Norway); IMPSA (Argentina).