Four years ago, when his Citicorp investment had already started to pay off, he heard that Four Seasons Hotels Chairman Isadore Sharp needed cash and was looking to sell a chunk of the company.

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In April 1994 Four Seasons Hotels Chairman Isadore Sharp announced plans to raise cash by selling a big chunk of the company.

FORBES: The optimist

If Mr Guo does not pour all the cash he has promised into Sharp, his investors would be relieved.

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