Negotiations between Blackstone (BX.US) and NEW WORLD DEV (00017.HK) +0.600 (+7.547%) Short selling $10.92M; Ratio 10.903% encountered obstacles because the Cheng family, which is at the helm, is unwilling to relinquish control, Bloomberg quoted insiders as saying.Blackstone has proposed injecting approx. US$2.5 billion into a special purpose vehicle, thereby becoming the largest shareholder of NEW WORLD DEV, while the Cheng family would invest US$1-1.5 billion, the report quoted sources as saying. As the Cheng family explores deals with other investors without giving up control, the pace of recent negotiations has slowed.NEW WORLD DEV opened 0.84% lower this morning (4th), and bottomed at $9. It last printed at $9.06, down 5.33%, with 7.2588 million shares traded, involving $66.9134 million.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-08 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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