03.05.2010 - Investors press Prudential to sell UK businesses to fund AIA buyout
From Guardian: Prudential is expected to consider quitting Britain for Asia if it can pull off its controversial £23bn purchase of the Hong-Kong based American International Assurance (AIA). Pru's main shareholders are Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. The insurer, which is due to reveal on Wednesday details of how it intends to finance the deal, is under pressure from several high-profile investors to signal an intention to sell its UK and US businesses to fund the purchase of AIA............................................Full Article: Source
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