The New York-based firm currently owns 39% of Sky, which is a controlling stake: James Murdoch, son of the media baron, was appointed chief executive in 2003 and ran Sky until 2007.It is not hard to see why News Corporation should now want to acquire the rest of the company.
His biggest assets are a controlling stake in Nepal's Nabil Bank and CG Foods, maker of the popular Wai Wai noodles.
The terms of the deal are not being disclosed, the company tells me, but it is a controlling stake.
They called Hong Kong the "Adventurous Paradise". In 1979, HSBC decided to sell its 22-percent stake Hutchison Whampoa, which, due to its shareholding structure, was a controlling stake.
His biggest asset is a controlling stake in Nepal's Nabil Bank, but CG's better known brands are its Wai Wai instant noodles and Nepal Ice beer.
Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, is set to buy a controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank that is valued at 6 trillion won ($6.2 billion), in the nation's biggest acquisition, Bloomberg News reported.
Leeds United's new head coach, Steve Evans, has welcomed news a supporters' group is planning to buy a controlling stake in the club – but admitted he was unlikely to discuss the sale with controversial owner Massimo Cellino.
Lebedev is poised to buy a controlling stake in the ailing title, following a year of secret negotiations with Lord Rothermere, its owner and the chairman of the Daily Mail & General Trust.
Malaysia's biggest lender, Malayan Banking, is set to buy a controlling stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia, or BII, for $1.5 billion, gaining a foothold in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Heineken did not say if it was hoping to buy a controlling stake.
