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China Overseas Land in 31b yuan deal to buy Citic's property assets

Move will help the state-owned property developer secure land amid rising prices

Published Mon, Mar 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    Hong Kong

    CHINA Overseas Land & Investment (COLI) is buying the residential real estate business of conglomerate Citic for 31 billion yuan (S$6.6 billion) as the state-owned property developer moves to secure land amid their rising prices.

    COLI is paying for the deal by issuing HK$29.7 billion (S$5.3 billion) worth of new shares while the remainder would be paid by transferring 6.15 billion yuan worth of property portfolios to Citic, the developer said in a securities filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday.

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