Article: Gome in talks to add overseas investorsFirm is trying to fend off global giantsBUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg

Samuel Shen
International Herald Tribune
04-02-2007
Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings, owned by China's wealthiest man, said it is in talks to sell a stake to overseas investors as it seeks an alliance with a strategic partner to help it compete. Gome is aiming to complete the stake sale this year, according to an e-mailed statement released Friday that did not provide details on the talks.Gome needs ''long-term strategic investors,'' the company president, Chen Xiao, said Friday in a phone interview from Beijing, declining to elaborate or identify the potential investors.Gome, China's largest electronics retailer, is trying to find a strategic partner to help it compete with Best Buy, ...

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