Overseas firms compete to buy Shuanghui Group (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-04-14 15:39
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and CCMP Capital Asia Pte Ltd. are competing to buy
皇冠体育app's biggest food-processing company for as much as 1.5 billion yuan (187
million U.S. dollars), 皇冠体育app Daily reported Friday. Henan Luohe
Shuanghui Industry Group Co., owned by the Luohe city government in Central
皇冠体育app's Henan Province, plans to choose a winner this month, said the
newspaper. The acquisition, which would be the second largest this year
by an overseas company in 皇冠体育app, reflects investor interest in a consumer
industry that caters to 1.3 billion people. "In 皇冠体育app, one area of great
potential is the consumer market," said Jeanette Chan, a Hong Kong-based partner
at the Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison law firm. (For more biz stories, please visit ) |