CICC was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. It has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. At the 2008 ALB China Law Awards,[1] CICC was crowned: Deal of the Year - Energy & Resources Deal of the Year.
The founding shareholders of CICC are: China Jianyin Investment Limited, Morgan Stanley, China National Investment and Guaranty Co. , Ltd. (CNIGC), Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), and the Mingly Corporation. The company offers fund managers and corporate clients corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions advisory; securities and brokerage; underwriting; asset management; sponsoring and fund management; and inter-bank lending and borrowing services. Its research department focuses on fundamental analysis, industry cycles, and corporate earnings on the prices of stocks and bonds.[2]