Hang Seng Bank appoints Somerley Capital to assess HSBC's buyout offer

Hang Seng Bank has appointed Hong Kong-based Somerley Capital as a financial adviser to its committee evaluating HSBC Holdings' proposal to buy out the bank's minority shares. Somerley would provide its opinion to assist the independent board committee in assessing the proposal, Hang Seng Bank said in an exchange filing on Wednesday. Somerley's advice and the recommendations of the committee would be included in a forthcoming scheme document to be sent to Hang Seng Bank's shareholders, the filing said, w ...