New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Photo: AP
New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Photo: AP

Son, Drahi and Hong Kong tycoons line up to take unloved companies private amid volatile markets and vocal shareholders

  • Billionaire owners from Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son to French media magnate Patrick Drahi are looking at removing their crown jewels from the spotlight of public markets
  • In Hong Kong, tycoon Peter Woo and the Fung family have both completed the privatisation of their companies this year

New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Photo: AP
New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Photo: AP
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