Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Charles Li, the ‘Mr China’ behind the US$36.6 billion bid for London Stock Exchange, isn’t giving up on his audacious plan

  • Charles Li, the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), made an unexpected US$36.6 billion bid to buy the London Stock Exchange
  • Li spent 16 years in investment banking before being tapped to head Asia’s third-biggest stock exchange

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Updated: 11:57am, 24 Sep, 2019

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Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Charles Li Xiaojia, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), gives a speech at the Hong Kong Securities Institute, at the Exchange Square in Central on 25 July 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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