Corporate bits | Sérgio Godinho to sing classics at the Venetian Macao

Composer and singer Sérgio Godinho, one of the most influential Portuguese musicians to emerge in the last 40 years, will perform with pianist Filipe Raposo at The Venetian Theatre on March 15 at 8:30 p.m.

In a concert sponsored by Sands China Ltd, Godinho – who is also a poet and author – will sing his classics such as “O Primeiro Dia” and “Com um brilhozinho nos olhos”, along with recent hits like “O acesso bloqueado” and “Sobe o Calor.” The latter was composed together with Raposo.

His first album, “Os Sobreviventes,” was released in 1971 and has been followed with 27 more records to date.

Godinho will also launch his debut novel, “A Heart Too Perfect” (Coração Mais que Perfeito), at the Macau Literary Festival.

Godinho’s Portuguese lyrics will be displayed with Chinese and English subtitles during the concert. Tickets are on sale for MOP100 at Cotai Ticketing outlets, the Portuguese Bookshop and the Old Court Building.

Top China technology banker retires

Xiaoyin Zhang, the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. dealmaker who helped bring China’s three largest Internet companies to market, is leaving the firm.

Zhang, a partner and head of the China technology, media and telecom group, is retiring after 15 years at Goldman, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg. Connie Ling, a spokeswoman for the New York-based investment bank, confirmed the contents of the memo.

The banker, who joined Goldman in 2002 in Hong Kong, worked on the initial public offerings of the triumvirate of internet firms known as BAT –  Baidu Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. – that would go on to become China’s largest technology companies. She also advised Lenovo Group Ltd. on its USD2.3 billion purchase of International Business Machines Corp.’s server business announced in 2014, according to Goldman’s annual report that year. 

Zhang was named managing director in 2008 and a partner in 2014, according to the memo. Goldman Sachs has worked on more than $34 billion of first-time share sales from Chinese technology, telecommunications and media companies since the year Zhang joined, making it the No. 1 adviser during the period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.