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Guo, a self-styled student of U.S. investor Warren Buffett, said
the size of the offering will be decided by the market, "the
bigger the better."
Fosun International Ltd <0656.HK> said last week it would spin
off Ironshore, which it spent $2.3 billion over two years to
acquire, through a separate listing on the New York Stock
Exchange or Nasdaq market.
In the interview with Reuters, Guo also said Fosun will focus on
its tourism business this year. There is no timetable for this
part to list yet. He also said Fosun's interest in investing in
the UK and Europe has increased in the wake of Britain's
referendum on exiting the European Union.
The 49-year-old business leader has driven Fosun's debt-funded
global acquisition push. In two decades, Fosun has spent more
than $30 billion buying insurance companies, property and
tourism-related assets overseas, mainly in Europe and the United
States.
Guo was born in a poor, rural village in the eastern province of
Zhejiang and studied philosophy at Shanghai's elite Fudan
University before founding an information service company with
some classmates and around $15,0000 in capital in 1992.
Fosun first partnered with state-owned enterprises and invested
in industrial assets before turning its attention to insurance
and consumer businesses.
Guo was ranked 19th on Forbes' China Rich List this year, with a
net worth of $5.3 billion.
One of China's most powerful business leaders, Guo serves as a
delegate to the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference, a parliamentary advisory
body. He is a former delegate to the National People's Congress,
China's parliament.
(Reporting By Jason Subler; Editing by Ian Geoghegan)
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