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发帖数: 10426 | 1 彭博社：HNA's NYC Charity Owner Told by A.G. to Register With State。
New York State’s top cop is joining an effort to solve a riddle -- who or
what controls HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate that’s been
collecting stakes in banks, hotels and is poised to buy Anthony Scaramucci’
s hedge fund firm.
Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, sent a letter Thursday
asking for more information about a charity that owns part of HNA. This week
, the conglomerate disclosed that Manhattan-based Hainan Cihang Charity
Foundation Inc. and a second charity in China together control 52 percent of
the company.
Schneiderman, whose office oversees nonprofits in the state, pointed out
that the group hadn’t registered in the state as a charity, as required by
law -- and asked it to do so within 20 days or explain why it couldn’t. His
office is seeking detailed information, including names of officers and
affiliates, that would shed light on HNA’s structure. The charity
registered separately with New York’s Department of State on Dec. 7.
Founded in 1993 as a regional airline operator, with George Soros as an
early investor, HNA says it’s created 410,000 jobs worldwide and built up
assets of about $150 billion. HNA has made more than $40 billion of foreign
acquisitions since the beginning of 2016, buying a stake in Deutsche Bank AG
and snapping up 25 percent of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
It’s also trying to buy SkyBridge Capital, the hedge-fund firm owned by
Scaramucci, whom President Donald Trump designated as the White House
communications director. The deal has been delayed by the Committee on
Foreign Investment in the U.S., which vets sales of American assets to
foreign buyers to protect national security.
QuickTake Q&A on HNA -- a curious company
New York lawyer Allen Wu, who represents HNA and the charity, said the
nonprofit hasn’t yet received the letter from Schneiderman, but that
nothing is amiss. He said the charity can’t register until it receives its
federal 501c3 status, a federal tax exemption of nonprofit organizations,
which is pending.
"The purpose of forming the charity is really for following the spirit of
Bill Gates, who’s donating his personal wealth and equity interests," Wu
said in a phone call. "HNA has a very healthy and very bright charitable
purpose."
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Hainan Cihang Charity Foundation isn’t accused of any wrongdoing, but
failures to register have been known to trigger investigations of high-
profile charities. Schneiderman last year ordered Trump’s foundation to
stop soliciting funds in New York amid revelations it hadn’t registered.
The attorney general is also looking into why Eric Trump’s charity paid
more than $1 million to use Trump properties for events, after boasting to
donors that the family’s assets were being used at no cost.
The New York-based charity owns 29.5 percent of HNA, with China-based Hainan
Province Cihang Foundation holding 22.75 percent. The company’s ownership
structure has raised concerns among banks. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has
told investment bankers to stop working on transactions with HNA for now
amid growing concerns about the group’s debt levels and ownership structure
, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News this month.
Little is known about the philanthropic organizations. HNA said it plans to
update its ownership status annually and that the executives plan to donate
all their shares to the charities should they resign or die. Eventually, HNA
expects the foundations to own 100 percent of the group.
— With assistance by Prudence Ho | d*b
发帖数: 4453 | 2 很正常，按规定注册就行了。 随后联邦也会写信，还有若干要求，照着去做就行了。
全中国的私人境外上市企业，那个不是把股份登记转移到国外的？ 包括阿里巴巴，百
度， 网网易，搜狐，和差不多２００多家美国上市公司，个个如此！ 都他妈的不是
开曼群岛就是威尔京斯群岛什么的，还都是１００％把股份转走。 奇怪嘛？
海航才转了２９.５％， 而且还是纽约，是美国，算光明正大的了。
不必大惊小怪，更不需要少见多怪，这是资本运作的常见手段。全世界的跨国公司都会
这么做。企图以此又把王岐山黑一下，说明你们太无知和幼稚了。 |
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