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CK Hutchison eyes Chinese investor for port deal amid China merger review pressure

By MLex Staff ( July 28, 2025, 06:46 GMT | Insight) -- CK Hutchison confirmed today that its exclusive negotiation period with a BlackRock-led consortium for the sale of its global port operations has expired, and that it is now seeking to bring a Chinese strategic investor into the transaction — widely seen as an effort to facilitate regulatory approvals in China. It added that “changes to the membership of the consortium and the structure of the transaction … will be needed for the transaction to be capable of being approved by all relevant authorities.”CK Hutchison confirmed today that its exclusive negotiation period with a BlackRock-led consortium for the sale of its global port operations has expired, and that it is now seeking to bring a Chinese strategic investor into the transaction — widely seen as an effort to facilitate regulatory approvals in China....

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