A unit of State Power Investment Corporation of China has agreed to pay Abraaj Group US$1.77 billion for a controlling stake in Pakistani utility company K-Electric, allowing the emerging market-focused private equity firm to exit from an investment it made seven years ago.
"(We) will leverage (our) own strengths as a strategic investor and further realize K-Electric’s potential to provide better services to the people of Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan," said Wang Yundan, chairman of SEP, in a statement.
Abraaj Group, which manages US$10 million in assets, is selling 66.4% in K-Electric to Shanghai Electric Power, a subsidiary of the State Power Investment Corporation of China, in one of the largest private sector transactions in Pakistan.
Shanghai Electric Power is responsible for the power supply of Shanghai, with gener...
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