Chinese private equity firm CITIC Capital is actively bidding for a 22% stake in...
Zhang Yichen, talking to Reuters Global Markets Forum participants on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, said the final result of the sale should be known in early February.
“Getting an additional stake will consolidate the control of the company in the hands of CITIC Capital which will facilitate long-term stability of the company,” said Zhang, who is also chairman of McDonald’s China and Hong Kong.CITIC Ltd is the main listed arm of state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group while CITIC Capital is the group’s flagship PE arm.
The firm, which raised $2.8 billion last August in its fourth China buyout fund, will launch fundraising for a Japan-focused mid-market buyout fund toward the end of 2020, Zhang said. CITIC Capital plans to raise $200 million for a special purpose acquisition company in a U.S. initial public offering, according to its filing to the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Reporting by Divya Chowdhury in Davos and Savio Shetty in Mumbai; Writing by Kane Wu in Hong Kong; editing by David Evans
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