近期,有关香港首富李嘉诚及其长江系集团拟收购英国水务公司资产的消息再次引起社会各界的广泛关注。通过系列并购,李嘉诚及其长江系集团已拥有澳大利亚、加拿大、英国等国的电力、自来水和公路资产。多数人士看好李嘉诚进军国际受规管的公用事业,认为投资基础设施产业投资风险小、回报率高、前 Recently, the news about Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing and his successor, the Yangtze River Group, proposed to acquire the assets of British Water Company has once again drawn widespread public concern. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, Li Ka Shing and its Cheung Kong Group already owns electricity, running water and road assets in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Most people are bullish on Li Ka-shing’s march into internationally regulated utilities. He believes that investment in the infrastructure industry is less risky and the rate of return is high.