Legend Holdings Limited (Chinese: Lianxiang) is Chinese investment holdings company in IT, investment, and real estate formed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences[1] - the best-known of which is the Lenovo Group in which Legend is the controlling shareholder.([2] Lenovo was originally Legend Computer, until the English name was changed in 2004. The Chinese name however remains the same as the controlling shareholder, Lianxiang.
Other major subsidiaries are Legend Capital, Raycom Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Hony Capital. Legend Holdings injected originating capital into the Hony Capital Group, a pioneer in China’s home grown private equity industry with approximately USD 4.4bn under management.[3]
Another listed subsidiary, Digital China (Chinese Shenzhou Shuma), was part of the Legend Holdings, but shareholding reduced to around 10%.