Xiaolin Zhang

    Ms. Zhang co-founded Shoreline Capital in 2004 and has since managed much of the company’s operations and investment projects. She has been involved in every aspect of Shoreline Capital’s non-performing loan acquisitions and disposals. Ms. Zhang has been a principal in Chinese real estate or distressed investment firms for about ten years. Prior to Shoreline, she started a development firm in Guangzhou with less than US$1 million in capital and grew the firm’s assets to many times that amount. Ms. Zhang has overseen the acquisition and divestiture of multiple NPL and real estate investments. Ms. Zhang also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Benjamin Fanger

    Since co-founding Shoreline in 2004, Mr. Fanger has been involved in the company’s sourcing and management of investments, as well as deal analysis and execution. He has engaged in negotiations with Chinese distressed asset sellers, borrowers and buyers, and has met with judges to resolve court dispositions. Prior to founding Shoreline Capital, Mr. Fanger was involved as a founding member in the start-up and exits of several firms, with the majority of his career being China-focused. He has done work on Chinese non-performing loan investments and private equity deals with the field’s leading team of attorneys. Mr. Fanger is fluent in spoken and written Chinese and has spent three years living in Greater China. He also holds a JD and an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a licensed attorney in the State of California.

Lingyu Yang

    Mr. Yang has over a decade of experience in real estate investment and development in China. As part of the Shoreline Team, Mr. Yang uses his extensive network in China’s investment channels to source distressed real estate deals and he oversees Shoreline Capital’s disposal strategies for NPLs that involve real property. He has managed the planning, construction, and sale of four high-rise commercial buildings and one residential community. Altogether, Mr. Yang has overseen the entire real estate development process for over 1.4 million square meters of real estate in China. Consequently, he is uniquely familiar with the government processes and approvals related to real estate and distressed asset investment.