Bain, KKR, TPG may get CICC from MS
Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital are reportedly on the shortlist for the final round of bidding for Morgan Stanley’s $1 billion+ stake in PRC investment bank China International Capital Corp. (CICC).
The latest twist in the protracted disposal of the 34.3% non-controlling stake, bought for just $37 million in 1995, sees early contenders Carlyle Group and General Atlantic apparently out of the bidding....
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