BEA ‘less likely to be acquired’ after share issues
Bank of East Asia’s share issues to Criteria CaixaCorp and Sumitomo Mitsui make it less likely to be a hostile takeover target, say analysts. Yet further stake increases by shareholders may trigger more M&A speculation.
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