Article: AXA GROUP TO SELL TAIKANG LIFE SHARES.

BEIJING, Nov 6 Asia Pulse - AXA, a French global insurance group headquartered in Paris, has to give up its 15.6 per cent stake in Taikang Life Insurance shares valued at US$1.06 billion.

Following the news, several international financial firms including Temasek Holdings, the Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Group have all shown interest and will bid for the shares on Friday.

A source familiar with the issue disclosed that AXA is reluctant to sell its Taikang Life stake, but its holdings in Chinese insurance companies is not in line with ...

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