CICC, China Investment Securities 'in merger talks'
Updated: 2016-07-05 07:49
(Agencies)
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Pedestrians walk past a branch of CICC (China International Capital Corporation) in Shanghai, Oct 14, 2014. [Photo/IC] |
There's no certainty the talks will lead to a transaction, and the structure of any deal is yet to be decided, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private.
CICC's shares jumped on the news, up 1.52 percent to close at HK$11.96 ($1.54) on Monday.
Linking up could be "a good deal for CICC", said Lucas Wang, a Hong Kong-based analyst at First Shanghai Securities Ltd. "CICC's strength has been with high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients; the network and mass-market client base of China Investment Securities will be a good fit."
Shenzhen-based China Investment Securities is fully owned by Central Huijin Investment Ltd, which is a unit of China's sovereign wealth fund and holds stakes in the nation's biggest financial institutions. Huijin owns 28.4 percent of Beijing-based CICC, the companies' websites show.
CICC, which listed in Hong Kong in November, had 94.1 billion yuan of assets at the end of last year, while China Investment Securities had 92.2 billion yuan, according to the websites.
Sherry Tan, a spokeswoman for CICC in Beijing, declined to comment. There was no immediate response to an e-mail sent to the Beijing-based media office of Central Huijin's parent, China Investment Corp, and no one answered a call to China Investment Securities seeking comment.
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