AIG Raises $17.8 Billion with Hong Kong IPO

AIG (AIG) raised HK$138.3 billion ($17.8 billion) from the IPO of its main Asian unit, AIA, putting the troubled insurer on track to repay its U.S. government bailout.

AIG placed 7.03 billion shares at HK$19.68 a share, Bloomberg News said. The shares sold represent a 58% stake in the unit, AIA.

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AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche has said that selling the shares will help put the company…

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AIG Raises $17.8 Billion with Hong Kong IPO originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:39:00.

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