HSBC's Hong Kong Shares Dip After $13.6 Billion Take-Private Deal For Hang Seng Bank - IBM (NYSE:IBM), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC)

HSBC‘s (HKG: 0005) (NYSE:HSBC) (LSE: HSBA) Hong Kong shares dropped over 7% on Thursday, after the European lender announced plans to privatize its majority-owned local unit, Hang Seng Bank (HKG: 0011), in a deal valued at HK$106.1 billion (about $13.63 billion).They were last down to HK$103 per share, as the bank said it would refrain from share buybacks in the coming three quarters in order to restore its capital ratio to its operating range.HSBC Offers HK$155 Per Share Amid Restructuring HSBC, which alre ...