CK Asset Holdings

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CK Asset Holdings Limited
Company typePublic
IndustryProperty
Predecessor Cheung Kong Holdings
Hutchison Whampoa
Founded
  • As Cheung Kong Holdings in 1950;74 years ago (1950)
  • As CK Asset Holdings on 3 June 2015;9 years ago (2015-06-03)
Headquarters7/F, Cheung Kong Center, 2 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Key people
Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (Chairman and Managing Director)
Products real estate development and investment, aircraft leasing
Subsidiaries Cheung Kong Property Development Limited
Citybase Property Management Limited
Goodwell Property Management Limited
Harbour Plaza Hotel Management Limited
Hutchison Property Group Limited
Accipiter Holdings Designated Activity Company
Website ckah.com

CK Asset Holdings Limited, formerly Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, is a property developer registered in the Cayman Islands, with its headquarters and principal place of business in Hong Kong.

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History

The company was established in 2015 when Cheung Kong Holdings spun off its property holdings into a separate company as part of a restructuring. [1] CK Asset Holdings began trading on 3 June 2015. [2] After restructuring, Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa went private, replacing their major listed companies with CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings. [3]

Immediately after restructuring, CK Asset Holdings became a constituent of the Hang Seng Index (the blue-chip index of the Hong Kong stock exchange). [4]

In 2019, the company announced the takeover of the UK pub company Greene King. [5] [6] [7]

Acquisitions

In May 2023, CK Asset Holdings agreed a £485 million cash takeover offer for Civitas Social Housing. [8]

Chairmen

List of chairmen

  1. Li Ka-shing (1950–2018)
  2. Victor Li (2018– )

List of senior advisors

  1. Li Ka-shing (2018–present)

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  8. Bennett-Ness2023-05-10T13:40:00, Jamie. "Civitas Social Housing agrees £485m takeover deal with CK Asset Holdings". Property Week. Retrieved 27 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)