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An Untold Story of Chow Brothers

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Chow brothers- John Chow and Michael Chow are two brothers of Chinese origin, now settled in New Zealand. They are one of the biggest entrepreneurs of New Zealand. They have one of the most interesting and full of challenges life in the past.  Today in New Zealand, Chow brothers are known as “Chow group of industries”. When they came together they become unbeatable in the real estate industry of New Zealand. In current time, they have over $500 million property in New Zealand. They are doing astounding work in various fields like real estate, non-bank financing, and home building. Before  migrating to New Zealand, their life was so challenging. They migrated from Hong Kong to Wellington in 1984. At that time Chow Brothers were teens. John Chow was 13 years old and Michael Chow was 8 years old. In NZ, they start  working in their parents’ take away shop. After sometime their parents give  them ownership of their family business. They got profits and then they bought 

Chow Brothers Spill More Details About Investing $100m In Techs

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NBR Rich Listers Chow Brothers John and Michael Chow are playing their cards close to their chest about their plan to invest more than $100 million in technology companies over the next three years. But talking to NBR from Fiji, where he and his brother are hosting an event for Stonewood Homes, John Chow filled out a few more details about the sort of tech businesses they’ll be looking at. Although the rags-to-riches pair are best known for their work in property and the sex industry (now a relatively small part of their empire), John Chow did a degree in computer science at Victoria, and has always maintained an interest in the sector. As part of The Chow Group’s broader bid to build an asset portfolio worth at least $1 billion, the brothers are also looking for a strategic corporate adviser. Here’s NBR’s Q+A with John Chow: NBR: Are you looking at investing in tech companies in any particular area? John Chow: Yes, our background and experience is in the finance and p