中資收購預期推高喜達屋股價

Shares in Starwood Hotels & Resorts jumped more than 9 per cent on Tuesday after a reports said at least three Chinese companies are circling the US hotel operator.

喜達屋酒店及度假村集團(Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide)的股價週二飆升逾9%，原因是有報道稱，至少有3家中國公司有意收購這家酒店運營商。

Starwood shares rose $6.22 to $74.98 in afternoon trading in New York on the news, giving the company a market value of $12.6bn.

在紐約市場的午後交易中，喜達屋股價藉此消息上漲6.22美元，至74.98美元，這讓該公司市值達到126億美元。

According to the Wall Street Journal, Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, along with HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines. and sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp., have each submitted a proposal to the Chinese government about making a bid.

《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)報道稱，上海錦江國際集團(Jin Jiang International Hotels)、中國海航集團(HNA Group)以及主權財富基金中國投資公司(China Investment Corp)全都向中國政府提交了競購喜達屋的文件。海航集團是海南航空(Hainan Airlines)的母公司。

Starwood, which operates brands like Westin, W Hotels and St. Regis, has more than 1,200 properties worldwide.

喜達屋旗下運營着威斯汀(Westin)、W Hotels和瑞吉(St Regis)等品牌，在世界各地擁有逾1200家酒店。

The company said earlier this year that it had brought in Lazard to explore a "full range of strategic and financial alternatives", sparking speculation about a possible sale.

該公司今年早些時候表示，已向Lazard諮詢以探索“全方位的戰略和金融選擇”，引發外界對其可能出售資產的猜測。