
TPG, Fosun sell China hospital business to Antony Leung's SPAC
TPG Capital and Fosun Pharma have agreed a $1.3 billion deal that will see Chinese hospital operator United Family Healthcare (UFH) absorbed by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) established by Antony Leung, formerly Greater China chairman at The Blackstone Group.
Leung, who served as financial secretary of Hong Kong before turning to a career in private equity, is one of several high-profile Asian dealmakers to form SPACs – or blank check companies – in the...
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