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Thanks Anjan- perfect timing. I appreciate it.
Hunter

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Anjan <ajmukherjee@gmail.com> wrote:

> From Peter:
>
> Got your msg. SeaWorld has been primarily focused on the Middle East for
> its first international park, but is looking to follow that with China.
> I’m not current on where we are with the Chinese partners right now. Thanks
> for email you had sent - helpful. Will look into it.
>
>
> On Dec 16, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
> wrote:
>
> Anjan, one update since Eric’s email. SeaWorld asked to talk to Harves
> today at 1pm immediately after our lunch. I believe it is just a catch
> up call, but if you have heard anything from Peter that would help prep
> them that’d be great.
>
> More importantly, when are we going back to Bombay Club? Should we try
> for a day when we get back from the holidays.
>
> Best,
>
> Hunter
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Eric Schwerin <
> eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com> wrote:
>
>> Anjan-
>>
>> Any feedback from Peter after this? Hunter and I are having lunch with
>> Bo tomorrow and wanted to provide an update if you had one.
>>
>> Ideally, maybe Hunter or I could connect directly with Peter at some
>> point to discuss if he feels comfortable with that.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Eric D. Schwerin
>> eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Anjan <ajmukherjee@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Eric, this is perfect. I will send this to Peter (we have already briefly
>> spoken about it) and then follow up in more detail after. Hope you guys are
>> well, Anjan
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Eric Schwerin <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Anjan-
>>
>> Can't remember when you were supposed to see Peter Wallace but below are
>> some bullets on the project status. Hope it isn't too much. Let us know
>> if you need more or less or want us to edit this further.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Eric D. Schwerin
>> eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> - SEA is looking to build a mega park in China - preferably the two
>> largest markets in China - Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta Cluster) or
>> Beijing (Jing Jin Ji Cluster)
>> - Beijing poses hurdles from the Beijing provincial government and
>> National government, and the climate is not suitable for operating an
>> outdoor park year round.
>> - The Shanghai area is better suited because of climate
>>
>>
>>
>> - Harves Investment Group (HIG), based in Washington, DC, approached
>> BX and SEA about a potential joint venture in China
>> - The parent company for HIG is Harves Century Group, a top tier
>> Chinese private real estate development firm.
>> - Harves Century has…
>> - strong relations with the chinese government at every level -
>> national, provincial, and local (particularly the local Shanghai area
>> governments)
>> - strong relationships with the major financial institutions, and
>> fully capable of providing all of the capital for a project of this size
>> and scope.
>> - For this project, Harves Century Group has secured exclusive rights
>> with the local Chinese government of Haiyan and the Zhejiang Provincial
>> government to develop approximately 2000 acres of land at Nanbei Lake on
>> Hangzhou Bay, which is right outside Shanghai.
>> - The location of the site is:
>> - The best option available with access to the Shanghai market
>> that can accommodate the requirements of a project of this size and scope
>> - Strategically located at the hub of the city circle of
>> Shanghai (24.5M people)- Suzhou (10M people) - Hangzhou (9M people) -
>> Ningbo (9M people), which makes up the heart of the Yangtze River Delta
>> Cluster - home of over 330 people. Nanbei lake is within an hour of each of
>> those major cities.
>> - In reference to the new Disney Park opening in Shanghai in
>> this same region, according to Disney *“330 million people
>> with enough disposable income to visit the park…live less than 3 hrs from
>> the parks gates."*
>> - Access to the middle stop (Jiaxing South Station) on the
>> Shanghai-Hangzhou bullet train. It takes you 20-25 mins on the train to get
>> to either Shanghai or Hangzhou.
>> - Access to 5 International Airports (within an hour of each
>> airport)
>> - Within an hour drive of downtown Shanghai, and the new Disney
>> Shanghai Park
>> - Six Flags is building a park about 20 minutes from Nanbei
>> Lake also in Haiyan.
>> - Natural Beauty of Nanbei Lake
>> - Nanbei Lake is surrounded by mountains on one side and
>> Hangzhou bay on the other side, with the proposed site located between the
>> scenic Nanbei Lake and Hangzhou Bay
>> - currently 2 million chinese tourists visit the scenic area of
>> Nanbei Lake every year
>> - the site is surrounded by protected wetlands, home to rare
>> species of exotic birds, which will be made into an ecological national
>> park.
>> - Goal:
>> - To build a mega theme park made up of SeaWorld Parks &
>> Entertainment’s SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Aquatica, and BuschGardens
>> - To develop hotels, resorts, and retail sites on the property
>> - Current Progress:
>> - SEA Director of International Development, Doug Stagner, had a
>> very productive and successful visit to the proposed site at Nanbei along
>> with HIG and Harves Century Group representatives on October 31 of this year
>> - Currently discussions are taking place for a return visit by an
>> official SeaWorld Delegation in January with the leadership of Harves
>> Century Group to visit the site with the expectation of working towards a
>> LOI
>> - Next steps:
>> - Official visit of SEA to China
>> - Sign LOI
>>
>>
>
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