Providence’s China Head Said to Leave in Latest Asia Exit

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Tao Sun, who led Providence Equity Partners Inc.’s investing team in China, has left the private-equity firm after three years, according to a person familiar with the move.

The departure of Sun, who was a managing director based in Beijing, was a mutual decision between him and the Providence, Rhode Island-based firm, said the person, who requested anonymity because the move wasn’t announced. Ming Jin, a director in Beijing, is assuming Sun’s responsibility for investments in China, the person said.