CK Hutchison will not sign a deal as scheduled to sell its port operations near the Panama Canal to a U.S. investor and Swedish shipping line. The Hong Kong conglomerate (OTC: CKHUF) controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing on March 4 announced an agreement to sell control of its Hutchison Port Holdings marine terminals outside China…
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Hong Kong-based port operator CK Hutchison Holdings is reportedly delaying its sale of two ports on opposite sides of the Panama Canal to a U.S.-led consortium. The deal has not been called off, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. The transaction was initially expected to be signed on April 2, according…
By Rishav Chatterjee March 28 (Reuters) – Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, led by tycoon Li Ka-shing, will not sign a deal next week to sell its two strategic ports at the Panama Canal to a BlackRock-led group, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. The deal was expected to be signed on April…
Beijing’s offices overseeing Hong Kong affairs have signalled their anger at tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings for the fourth time by reposting a news article which accuses the company of not maximising its profits in the “unusual deal” to sell its Panama ports to a consortium led by US firm BlackRock. The Hong Kong…
Tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings and the Hong Kong government are discussing “a reasonable way out” with a week to go until the deadline for sealing a controversial deal to sell its two Panama ports to a consortium led by US investment firm BlackRock, the Post has learned. Sources said on Wednesday that the…
A sale by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison of its overseas ports, including two in Panama, to a BlackRock consortium continues to stir debate as to its eventual outcome. China has expressed unhappiness, suggesting the deal would hurt national interest, while CK Hutchison has said the transaction is purely commercial. In a two-part special, we speak…
A sale by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison of its overseas ports, including two in Panama, to a BlackRock consortium continues to stir debate as to its eventual outcome. China has expressed unhappiness, suggesting the deal would hurt national interest, while CK Hutchison has said the transaction is purely commercial. In a two-part special, we speak…
A sale by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison of its overseas ports, including two in Panama, to a BlackRock consortium continues to stir debate as to its eventual outcome. China has expressed unhappiness, suggesting the deal would hurt national interest, while CK Hutchison has said the transaction is purely commercial. In a two-part special, we speak…
Beijing’s public support for criticism of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings’ decision to sell off its Panama port assets is designed to send a message to every mainland and Hong Kong company doing business overseas. And observers say the implication is clear: you are expected to put patriotism before profits, and stand up to foreign…