CK Hutchison to Invite China Investor to Join Port Deal (4)

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.said it may invite a “major strategic investor” from China to join a group seeking to buy its global ports, as the Hong Kong-based company works toward a solution that pleases all in the geopolitically-sensitive deal.

The unnamed investor would join as a significant member of the consortium, the company said in a stock exchange filing Monday, hours after the expiry of a 145-day exclusive talks window with the group backed by American asset manager BlackRock Inc.

Li Ka-shing

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“Changes to the membership of the consortium and the structure of the transaction will be needed for the ...