Can Arc’teryx’s owner revive Chinese IPOs in America?
Amer and its Chinese parent, Anta, eye a $1bn New York listing
Foreign acquisitions by Chinese buyers have a lousy reputation. The takeover of PizzaExpress, a British restaurant chain, by Hony Capital, a Chinese private-equity firm, ended up in restructuring. Financial collapse forced HNA, a Chinese conglomerate, to sell its stake in Hilton Worldwide, an American hotel chain, not long after buying it. Sanpower, a Chinese mall operator that bought House of Fraser, a British department store, succumbed to similar pressures.
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Business January 20th 2024
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- China may be losing its sway over Taiwanese business
- Companies run to their own annual rhythms
- Can Arc’teryx’s owner revive Chinese IPOs in America?
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