Its also a reminder of how much more is at
stake for Chinese companies.
Not exact matches
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund,
for instance, took a 49 %
stake in a Pakistan power plant project, while the
Chinese builder Power Construction took the other 51 %.
And it's not only daredevils and cat lovers taking notice:
Chinese electronics giant Foxconn acquired an 8.88 percent
stake in GoPro in late 2012
for $ 200 million, and the firm filed
for an IPO this February.
• PAG agreed to acquire the collective
stakes from the three founders of
Chinese industrial gas company Yingde Gases (SEHK: 2168)
for $ 616 million, according to Reuters.
Westport could also see benefits from its 35 %
stake in Weichai Westport Inc., which makes engines
for the
Chinese market.
«This has historically been part of the Saudi playbook and the recent reported interest in acquiring
stakes in
Chinese refineries is a strategic move that would guarantee the Kingdom a seat at the table in the preeminent region
for demand growth.»
Tencent has agreed to acquire an 11.3 %
stake in listed
Chinese mapping company NavInfo
for approximately $ 187 million.
In a recent Harris Decima survey, 71 % of respondents felt it was a bad thing
for Chinese interests to buy a majority
stake in a Canadian - owned company.
Eight years ago Buffett invested $ 232 million
for a nearly 10 %
stake in BYD (Build Your Dreams), a
Chinese company that makes lithium - ion batteries and electric cars.
Tesla said on Tuesday that
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has invested $ 1.78 billion in the electric carmaker
for a 5 %
stake.
The proposed tariffs, which targeted 1,300
Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment, dramatically raised the
stakes in Trump's effort to punish China
for alleged theft of American technology.
Scotiabank's purchase of a 19.9 %
stake in the Bank of Guangzhou, which is run by the
Chinese government,
for about $ 719 million, has been held up
for a year.
WeWork will be responsible
for its
Chinese arm's management and operations, while SoftBank and Hony Capital will own a minority
stake.
A sale of Yahoo's internet assets would leave the company just owning a 35.5 percent
stake in Yahoo Japan Corp., as well as a 15 percent
stake in
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which accounts
for most of its value.
A sale of Yahoo's Internet assets
for cash, followed by a divestment of its 35.5 %
stake in Yahoo Japan, would leave the company owning just its 15 %
stake in
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group (baba).
In October 2017, CK Asset Holdings sold 75 %
stake in Hong Kong office tower, The Center to a
Chinese - led group
for $ 5.15 billion.
They also persuaded the government to let foreign investors,
for the first time, take
stakes in a
Chinese airline.
Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent
stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90
Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a
Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a
Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92
Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return
for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility
for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.
Another big shareholder of the microblog service is
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which invested $ 586 million
for an 18 %
stake in Weibo one year earlier.
But other top executives have recently departed
for other opportunities, including Kathy Savitt, the architect of the video strategy that Ms. Mayer has now dropped, and Jackie Reses, who led the company's acquisitions and managed its relationship with Alibaba, the
Chinese e-commerce company in which Yahoo holds a 15 percent
stake.
Smith wrote a letter to Mayer and Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb earlier this month and asked
for the company to try and sell off its core search and display advertising assets instead of spinning off its
stake in
Chinese online retailer Alibaba (BABA).
As U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other officials head to Beijing this week
for high -
stakes trade talks with
Chinese counterparts, they seek to correct an economic relationship with China that has become increasingly unbalanced — and, over the long term, dangerous —
for the United States and other nations.
Alibaba Group said Monday it will invest HK$ 22.4 billion ($ 2.88 billion)
for a 36.16 %
stake in Sun Art Retail and provide technical guidance to the
Chinese hypermarket operator as it digitizes its operations.
The
Chinese conglomerate's $ 6.4 bln
stake in U.S. hotelier Hilton is now up
for sale.
The Web search and media company said earlier this month the IRS had denied its request
for a private letter ruling on whether the spinoff of its
stake in the
Chinese e-commerce giant would be considered tax free.
Chinese chicken meat producer Fujian Sunner Development (Sunner) has signed an agreement with global investment firm KKR, where the latter will invest approximately $ 400m
for an 18 %
stake in Sunner.
A group of
Chinese investors are set to launch a # 2.51 billion bid
for a
stake in Manchester United and have already made contact with the Red Devils, claim reports in the Metro.
In 2016, the
Chinese holding company Suning Holdings acquired the majority
stake of the Italian club
for around $ 270 million.
The
Chinese firm will pay 33 million euros (# 29.25 million)
for a majority
stake in loss - making luxury textiles maker and make a mandatory takeover offer to other shareholders.
SHANGHAI, China — Following a report on BoF in January of Shandong Ruyi Group's emergence as a leading bidder
for Bally, the
Chinese textile producer has signed definitive agreements to buy a majority
stake in the Swiss luxury brand
for an undisclosed sum.
The
Chinese clothing giant, which owns SMCP and Trinity, has bought a majority
stake in Swiss luxury brand Bally
for an undisclosed sum.
In January 2016, Grindr announced that it sold its 60 %
stake to a
Chinese gaming company, Beijing Kunlun Tech,
for $ 93 million
The question now is whether to the two
Chinese manufacturers, Youngman and Pang Da, will prove more willing to finalise the deal than they did when previously negotiating
for a smaller
stake in Saab.
The
Chinese buyer bought a 31.6 %
stake for ~ $ 72 million and the news article notes that the buyer expects to spend another $ 150 million to buy the whole company.
Although the deal only includes a 2.76 %
stake in the
Chinese carrier, the investment, subject to regulatory approval, will open up the door to new codeshare routes and create other opportunities
for the two airlines to work together, including in sales and airport facilities.
The deal will be
for $ 8.6 billion U.S. dollars, and the
Chinese internet company will own an 84 percent
stake.
For example, two highlight deals in 2016 included the
Chinese Geo - Jade Petroleum purchase of Bankers Petroleum, a Canadian based company with oil state contracts and, the sale of the
stake of the only airport company in Albania from Deutsche Investitions - und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), AviAlliance and the Albanian American Enterprise Funds (AAEF) to China Everbright Limited and Friedmann Pacific Asset Management.
The deal has seen Linklaters act
for Chinese food giant Bright Foods, which has bought a 60 %
stake in Weetabix from owner Lion Capital.
The
stakes for Beijing grew as prices of virtual currencies like bitcoin soared, adding to the risk that
Chinese investors would continue to speculate and expose themselves to big losses.
Bloomberg reports that there's a $ 350 million offer
for 85 percent of the company from
Chinese state - owned car maker Dongfeng Motor Corp, and Reuters reports that China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (which owns Volvo) has another offer
for a majority
stake with a deal between $ 200 million and $ 300 million.
Alibaba Invests in Department Store
Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba announced that it will pony up US$ 700 million
for a minority
stake in a
Chinese department store operator, marking something of a reverse migration from online to traditional retail.
The
Chinese e-commerce giant will pay $ 457 million
for the
stake as the company's acquisition spree continues.
Starting in 2014, we have formed partnership with the Soong Ching Ling Center
for Child Development, a division of China Welfare Institute, to help promote a simpler and deeper way to understand and enhance the quality of early education in the high pressure, high
stakes context of
Chinese education.
Others are concerned that
Chinese investors who didn't bail out of stocks quickly enough will be a drag on international property markets, particularly after Beijing on Thursday banned shareholders with large
stakes in listed firms from selling
for six months.
On Sept. 1, Legend Holdings Corp., the
Chinese company that owns computer maker Lenovo Group, agreed to buy a controlling
stake in Banque Internationale a Luxembourg SA,
for 1.5 billion euros ($ 1.8 billion).