HSBC to Sell 15.6% Stake in Ping An Insurance
November 18 2012 - 9:20PM
Dow Jones News
HONG KONG--HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) plans to sell its entire
15.6% stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd.
(2318.HK), the Chinese-language Hong Kong Economic Journal reported
Monday, citing unnamed sources.
The report didn't provide any details of the planned sale, but
said Charoen Pokphand Group, which is backed by Thai businessman
Dhanin Chearavanont, may be one of the parties interested in buying
HSBC's stake in Ping An.
HSBC first bought a stake in Shenzhen-based Ping An in 2002, two
years before the insurer's listing in Hong Kong.
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