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, 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
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