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Backing from Li Ka-shing will make Razer's CEO a billionaire
(Nov 1): After raising funds from Asia’s biggest investors, including Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Razer Inc. is turning to the market for an initial public offering that will make its co-founder Tan Min-Liang a billi
November 01, 2017
Tech
Li Ka-shing doubles down on electric cars
(Oct 30): Billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to buy shares in O Luxe Holdings for the second time in a month, a deal that would make Hong Kong’s richest man the second-largest investor in the owner of an electric-car maker. Shares of O Luxe rose.
October 30, 2017
Spotlight on Victor Li as 'Superman' father Li Ka-shing's retirement nears
(June 21): Victor Li’s moment may have finally arrived.
June 21, 2017
Life in Hong Kong getting harder as inequality goes through the roof
HONG KONG / LONDON (June 14): Mrs Lau can’t help but glance nervously at the calendar. Her next paycheck isn’t for a week, and she doesn’t have enough money to feed her family of four crammed into her small, government-subsidised Hong Kong apartment
June 14, 2017
Global Markets
Li Ka-Shing firms cleared to pursue US$5.6 bil Duet bid
HONG KONG (March 15): Billionaire Li Ka-shing won the approval of his shareholders to pursue the purchase of Australian power provider Duet Group, paving the way for the Hong Kong tycoon to diversify away from his reliance on Europe.
March 15, 2017
Global Markets
Hong Kong billionaire Li's force field may be fading
HONG KONG (Jan 12): Billionaire Li Ka-shing is so powerful, Hong Kongers quip, he emanates a force fieldshielding the city from dangerous typhoons that could harm his businesses. Yet Li’s magic is showing signs of wearing off after his wealth shrank by
January 12, 2017
Billionaire Li Ka-Shing bids $7.7 bil for Australia’s Duet
(Dec 5): Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings offered A$7.3 billion ($7.7 billion) in cash for Australia’s Duet Group as it seeks to expand its power and gas pipeline assets.
December 05, 2016
Billionaire Li Ka-Shing bids $7.7 bil for Australia’s Duet
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Dec 5): Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. offered A$7.3 billion ($7.73 billion) in cash for Australia’s Duet Group as it seeks to expand its power and gas pipeline assets.
December 05, 2016
Richard Li’s FWD poised to buy AIG unit in first Japan foray
(Nov 15): Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li is poised to buy American International Group Inc.’s Fuji Life Insurance Co. business, a deal that marks his FWD Group’s first foray into Japanese insurance.
November 15, 2016
John Lim-led consortium mulls ARA Asset Management buyout
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): A consortium led by ARA Asset Management’s founder John Lim is said to be considering a buyout of the company, according to people familiar with the situation.
November 04, 2016