CK Hutchison will not sign deal to sell strategic Panama ports to Blackrock next week, source says
- CK Hutchison is delaying the sale of its Panama Canal port operations to a BlackRock-led consortium due to complexities in the transaction, amid scrutiny from Beijing.
- A Chinese market regulator announced it will vet the $19 billion deal, which is backed by US President Donald Trump but reportedly angered Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Beijing has instructed state-owned companies to refrain from new collaborations with businesses linked to Li Ka-Shing.
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China ‘convinces’ Li Ka-shing: ‘He will not sign’ the sale of its Panama Canal ports to BlackRock
Billionaire Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's most famous tycoon, will not go ahead with the planned signing next week of a controversial agreement to sell his Panama Canal ports to a consortium that includes BlackRock, according to media reports. Although CK Hutchison Holdings, Li's flagship company, will not sign the agreement, scheduled for April 2, this does not mean that the sale has been cancelled, South China Morning Post reported. There are still…
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