Sealing the Deal.docVIP

Sealing the Deal 　　The marriage between Chinese investment bank CITIC Securities and CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets， a Hong Kong-based equity broker and financial service provider， has been under the spotlight since it took shape in 2010. 　　Going through all the twists and turns in the past three years， CITIC Securities， which has already completed the purchase of a 19.9-percent stake in CLSA from French retail banking giant Crédit Agricole S.A. for $310.3 million， announced on June 28 that it will postpone its$941.7-million takeover of CLSA’s remaining 80.1-percent stake to July 31. 　　CITIC Secu