Shares in Hong Kong’s biggest broadcast group TVB suspended. Company secretary Adrian Mak Yau Kee, by order of the TVB board annouced at 10am this morning that trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange to cease trading pending further announcements. TVB board is compromised of executive directors Sir Run Run Shaw, Dr. Norman Leung Nai Pang, Mona Fong in addition to non-executive and independent directors. Rumor has it that Henderson land is eyeing up the entity.
Secondary Loan Market Initiated in Shanghai
In an effort to lower risks and help Chinese banks meet new capital requirements, the CCPC has begun allowing financial institutions to sell loans to other banks. Dubbed the Interbank Loan Transfer System and launched in Shanghai today, it is designed to improve overall monetary policy and tighten up control in the financial sector in general.In an effort to lower risks and help Chinese banks meet new capital requirements, the CCPC has begun allowing financial institutions to sell loans to other banks. Dubbed the Interbank Loan Transfer System and launched in Shanghai today, it is designed to improve overall monetary policy and tighten up control in the financial sector in general.Last years mountain of new loans, over 9 trillion RMB, has caused uneasiness in Beijing due to the possibility of bad loans in the real estate and infrastructure sector.Beijing has clamped down on lending by raising capital requirements for banks and by limiting the investors in second or third properties by significantly raising down payment requirements. They also ordered most SOE out of the real estate market to stop the bidding up of prime land in first tier and second tier cities.It is estimated that over 25% of loans extended to local governments to build infrastructure projects have already turned sour and local media is filled with debates about the true extent of the problem.
Huge growth of Chinese M&A expected in 2010
Chinese outbound investment has been unproductive to say the least until now. The learning curve for overseas investment is fraught with difficulties legally, regulations, labor and technology. Many nations are rightly concerned that China is trying to control world recourses. In the case of rare earths and a possible blockade, this could be a reasonable fear. However, overall, Chinese investments overseas are quite small. In fact, in Australia, at the time of writing this article, Chinsese FDI contributes less than 1% to Australia’s foreign investment total.As China has focused on less developed nations with less than stable political systems, the learning curve is extremely steep. Totalitarian governments can work deals with firms investing but it does not solve this issue of how the local population views the taking of recourses. In that respect, Chinese investment in Australia is a good place to learn. Africa and Latin America offer an environment with a higher risk/return ratio.In trading, the rules are clear. A dispute can be taken to the WTO. However, in FDI the rules are less clear and more subject to change. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are more political than economic at times. Resource investments, FDI, Private Equity, M&A, private equity investment, venture capital, real estate venture capital, tax lien investing, capital management, starting a hedge fund, these are the next challenges for the China International Capital Corporation Limited – CICC in the future.
Increased competition for Mining M&A’s
All last year we read about merger after acquisition in the mining industry. However all the players in the market were Chinese. Expect that to change. Analysts expect international investors to return in force now that the financial crisis worst seems to be over. The most agressive will probably be India and Japan.All last year we read about merger after acquisition in the mining industry. However all the players in the market were Chinese. Expect that to change. Analysts expect international investors to return in force now that the financial crisis worst seems to be over. The most agressive will probably be India and Japan.In the first quarter of 2010, there were 231 global M&As in the mining and finance sector which is about 3 times more than first quarter 2009. Completed deal volume checked in at about $12B usd. The sudden rise in competition for M&A deals caused prices to spike and many investors to begin looking at less stable geographical locations such as South America and Africa. South America alone saw a +189% rise in M&A deals.Expect to see potential suiters try to sweeten deals with offers of technology, and large infrastructure projects in order to sway political opinion. Countries such as China that cannot offer the technology options that Japan can, for example, will be at a disadvantage as they can only bid up prices. In addition many targets of mergers and acquisitions plan on raising taxes on such investments which certainly will cause mining companies further heartache.
M&A in China’s auto industry
As with many industries in China, since the global finance crisis, the government tends to lead. In this case, it’s pushing for consolidating China’s unruly auto makers. There are hundreds of legally registered auto manufacturers but even more illegal ones. Especially if you consider the massive number of electric car makers producing cars that are technically illegal in all cities except for one. It is agreed that China requires massive consolidation in order to legistlate and monitor safety standards.To that end, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is drafting policies on mergers and acquisitions currently. The goal is to create a legal environment that encourages large scale M&A in the Chinese auto market. However, the Chinese governments track record in controlling local governments and, therefore, the small manufacturers, is spotty. Small manufacturers provide jobs, taxes and gifts to local officials. If a larger manufacturer acquires a small one, jobs will move along with it. This is the main reason the industry is so spread out. No one wants to let go of jobs in their district.Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A in China) is not simply win-win for owners and companies. It’s also about win-lose for local governments. Unless Beijing can legistlate such that makes everyone happy, it will be difficult to imagine consolidation in any industry. Let’s wait and see what the CCPC has up it’s sleeve.
Blackstone and clean energy in China
Blackstone is raising approximately $500 million to invest in clean energy technology in addition to raising another $740 million USD in a Chinese Yuan denominated fund. The firm is coy about which opportunities it sees as most promising but did Jonathon Gray, Blackstone’s co-head of real estate said that it sees significant opportunities in commercial real estate. It currently has no plans to buy back shares at today, post crisis, prices. Blackstone is currently sitting on about $15 billion and has found the recent credit recovery more robust than they anticipated. Therefore analysts foresee the possibility of a $10 billion buyout in the near future.
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