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...Fraser Howie, an expert on Chinese finance, said: “These companies were all over the news in the last year because of their debt loads....
...“When you’re dealing with Chinese companies you’ve got to be aware that the risk of it failing is high because of the potential political pressures, so due diligence should remain high,” said Fraser Howie...
...“Social funding . . . it’s a way of raising money from high-net-worth individuals rather than state capital,” said Fraser Howie, an expert on Chinese financial regulation....
...Sanpower, which owns the UK’s House of Fraser, also has roots in commercial real estate....
...“Private capital is welcome as long as it’s in the service of the [Communist] party,” says Fraser Howie, co-author of Red Capitalism and an expert in Chinese regulation....
...One broking company, Fraser Yachts, this week said it had sold its fifth yacht in just 10 days during the summer period, which is normally a quiet time for yacht sales....
...Chinese property and entertainment conglomerate Wanda paid more than £300m for almost 92 per cent of Dorset luxury yachtmaker Sunseeker International, and Weetabix was bought by Bright Food in a deal that...
...Only two weeks ago the FT reported the planned acquisition of Sunseeker, the UK-based motor yacht manufacturer by China’s Dalian Wanda Group....
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