ISQ Operations Consultant Tom Donohue Jr. (second from left) met with Gao Mayor Chen Qimai (second from right), and revealed that Kaohsiung is expected to become ISQ's next US$1 billion investment location.

(Provided by Gao City Hall)

[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] The partner of ISQ (I Squared Capital), the world's top infrastructure investment fund, accompanied by the US-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, visited Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai, and exchanged views on Kaohsiung's green energy, recycled water, solar photovoltaic and long-term lighting industries. During the meeting, it was revealed that Kaohsiung is expected to become ISQ's next US$1 billion investment location, and there will be more specific plans for investing in Kaohsiung.

Headquartered in Miami, USA, ISQ is a top professional investment company in the world. Its main investment targets are energy, public facilities, transportation, telecommunications and social infrastructure, covering 53 countries including North America, Europe, highly developing Asia and Latin America. , The value of assets under management exceeds 30 billion US dollars.

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Since 2017, ISQ has started to invest in industries such as energy and long-term care in Taiwan, with a cumulative investment of more than 1 billion US dollars. It is currently looking for investment targets in the fields of green energy, waste-to-energy, digital infrastructure, and long-term care in Kaohsiung. It is expected to continue Invest 1 billion US dollars.

ISQ's partner Shen Chenhua and operation consultant Tom Donohue Jr. visited Gao City Hall.

Tom Donohue Jr. pointed out that ISQ has already carried out investment projects in Taiwan such as green energy, long-term care, and regional data centers, and has a local professional investment team. It is currently planning to invest another US$1 billion in Taiwan.

Tom Donohue Jr. emphasized that he was deeply impressed by Chen Qimai's achievements in promoting Kaohsiung's industrial transformation. He believes that in the future, he and Kaohsiung will become the best investment partners. There will be preliminary planning results in 4 to 6 weeks at the earliest, and he will visit the city government again illustrate.

Chen Qimai expressed his warm welcome and thanks for ISQ's investment in Kaohsiung planning, and appointed Deputy Mayor Luo Dasheng as the window coordinator. The city government team will fully cooperate and provide investment companies with the most efficient administrative assistance.

Chen Qimai pointed out that international situations such as the US-China trade war and the Ukrainian-Russian war have accelerated the transformation of the international economy. Kaohsiung’s early development was based on heavy industries such as petrochemicals. The Southern Semiconductor S Corridor connects the most valuable trillion-yuan industrial clusters in series from the industrial chain of IC design, manufacturing, and packaging and testing.

Rupert J. Hammond-Chambers, president of the US-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce who accompanied him, said that the US-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce is committed to promoting economic cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, and looks forward to more opportunities for economic cooperation in Kaohsiung in the future.

Liao Taixiang, director of the Kaohsiung City Economic Development Bureau, said that since Mayor Chen Qimai took office, he has attracted nearly 600 billion yuan of investment from major companies and created more than 31,000 job opportunities.

We look forward to ISQ bringing more investment opportunities to Kaohsiung in the future.

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