Shanghai Creates $18 Billion State Investment Giant
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Shanghai is kicking off a merger between the city’s two leading state-owned investment firms to create a 130-billion-yuan ($18 billion) juggernaut to back innovation and technology startups.
The municipal’s state-owned asset administration Wednesday announced plans to consolidate Shanghai State-Owned Capital Investment Co. Ltd. with Shanghai Science and Technology Venture Capital (Group) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai STVC), both controlled by the city government.

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