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HSBC Holdings PLC's (LSE:HSBA) latest move in Hong Kong has left Jefferies feeling more cautious. The bank's plan to buy out minority shareholders in Hang Seng Bank, at a cost of $13.7bn, may make strategic sense, but it comes with an awkward side effect: three quarters without share buybacks.
HSBC Holdings PLC's (LSE:HSBA) proposal to buy the remaining 36.7% minority shareholders in Hang Seng Bank was a bit of a surprise, analysts said, with the price looking a little "punchy". The second-largest company in the FTSE 100 saw its shares fall over 6% as it said the $13.6 billion cost to own the whole of the Hong Kong lender would be paid for by pausing three quarters of share buybacks ...
HSBC will look at making more acquisitions in key areas, the bank's chief executive told Reuters on Thursday after the lender announced plans to buy out the remainder of Hang Seng bank.
Hang Seng Bank shares surged nearly 30% on Thursday after parent company HSBC Holdings Plc announced plans to take the lender private in a deal valuing it at more than HK$290 billion (over $37 billion).
HSBC shares fell 6% in London from near record levels after the British bank announced plans to buy out minorities in its majority-held Hang Seng Bank subsidiary in a deal worth around $13.6 billion.
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) has proposed to acquire the rest of Hong Kong-listed Hang Seng Bank that it does not already own. The deal is expected to be earnings accretive for HSBC, although it will have an estimated day-one CET1 capital impact of 125 basis points, which it envisions being restored by pausing share buybacks for three quarters.
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