Shares of China State Construction International Holdings closed 4 per cent higher at HK$13.52 after the group announced plans to raise at least HK$999.7 million in a rights offer to partly acquire assets from its parent. These would include two insurance subsidiaries, for up to HK$400 million.
The company said it would offer shareholders one new share at HK$10 for every five held.
Of the funds to be raised, HK$520 million will be used to buy the assets from parent China Overseas Holdings, a unit of the country's construction ministry.
The rest will be used as working capital, the company said.
The company also said it would buy control of a car park business in Macau for up to HK$100 million and buy out three mainland civil engineering companies for up to HK$20 million.
It did not say how these businesses would affect its earnings.