China To Buy Half Of Morgan Stanley?
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They’re also talking with Wachovia, and I have friends in financial places that are saying Washington Mutual may be looking for a buyer as well.
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest independent U.S. securities firm, may sell a larger stake to China Investment Corp. and is in talks about a possible merger with Wachovia Corp., a person familiar with the matter said.
Morgan Stanley pared its loss on the New York Stock Exchange after the person said China’s state-controlled fund may buy as much as 49 percent of the New York-based investment bank. The person declined to be identified because the talks aren’t public and may end in no agreement.
Morgan Stanley, led by Chief Executive Officer John Mack, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest U.S. securities firm, tumbled the most ever yesterday as the deepening credit crunch fueled concern their funding sources are drying up. Morgan Stanley shares plunged 42 percent this week as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection and Merrill Lynch & Co. sold itself to Bank of America Corp.
Read the full article at Bloomberg.com.
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