Posted on April 29, 2026
April 27 (Reuters) – Port operator China Merchants Group is in talks to join a consortium seeking to buy dozens of CK Hutchison Holdings (0001.HK), opens new tab ports, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
China Merchants is joining negotiations as a potential way to help state-owned firm China Cosco Shipping finance the deal, the report said.
According to the report, the consortium currently also includes US investment firm BlackRock (BLK.N), opens new tab‘s GIP fund and Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s Terminal Investment.
CK Hutchison did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, while China Merchants Group could not be reached.
CK Hutchison said last month that it remained in talks with a consortium to sell the majority of its ports business.
