HK take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting 3-year high in 2020

HK take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting 3-year high in 2020

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Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private is set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses reel from the economic downturn amid the COVID-19 pandemic, bankers and investors said.