News / EKH eyes stock exchange listing to fund expansion of container depot network

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By Alexander Whiteman

18/06/2024

Singapore’s largest container depot operator, EKH, which operates as Eng Kong, has applied for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, hoping to raise funds to expand its network in China and South-east Asia.

Founded by brothers-in-law Eddie Li and Paul Ng in 1975, EKH is now majority owned by private equity investment firm Navis Capital Partners, with Li and Ng holding stakes of 7.3% and 6.4%, respectively. It has appointed Alliance Capital Partners to sponsor the ...

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