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Prudential leads Ping An’s shopping list

By Andrea Felsted, Jamil Anderlini, Peter Thal Larsen and Jane Croft

Published: January 23 2008 19:59 | Last updated: January 23 2008 19:59

Ping An Insurance, China’s second-largest insurer hopes to raise as much as $20bn in the country’s biggest share and bond sale to help fund an aggressive foreign acquisition strategy and it has the UK’s Prudential in its sights.

The UK life assurer is at the top of Ping An’s shopping list because of its enviable position in Asia.

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