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BlackRock-backed group seeks to close CK Hutchison ports deal without Panama assets, FT reports

A BlackRock-backed consortium ​is pushing to complete its acquisition of ‌CK Hutchison’s global ports business without two terminals in Panama, after authorities seized the assets, Financial Times reported ​on Tuesday.

Swiss-Italian shipping firm Mediterranean Shipping ​Company (MSC) and the U.S.-listed asset manager are said ⁠to be in talks with CK Hutchison ​to buy about 41 ports across Europe, Southeast Asia ​and the Middle East, the report added, citing people … [908 chars]

Source: Reuters | Published: 2026-03-03T05:49:39Z

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