Greenland Buys 55% Stake in Jiangsu Construction in Merger Push
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Developer to buy controlling stake for 963 million yuan
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Firm will step up pace of acquisitions in 2016, chairman says
Chinese developer Greenland Holdings Corp. plans to buy a controlling stake in Jiangsu Provincial Construction Group as the builder steps up its pace of acquisitions to fuel growth.
Greenland, the country’s second-largest developer by sales last year, will spend 963 million yuan ($148 million) to buy a 55 percent stake in Jiangsu Provincial Construction, Greenland said in an e-mailed statement Thursday. The builder will accelerate acquisitions this year, buying firms in real estate and in related industries, Zhang Yuliang, chairman Greenland Holdings Group Co., said in a briefing in Shanghai…
Greenland Buys 55% Stake in Jiangsu Construction in Merger Push