A Shanghai Industrial Investment Holdings Co.-backed fund is in preliminary discussions to purchase Otsuka Holdings Co's (TYO:4578) 20.9% stake in MicroPort Scientific Corp (HKG:0853), Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Otsuka has been considering selling its holding in the Hong Kong-listed medical device company, which had a market cap of HK$13 billion according to its latest financial results, according to the report.
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