Chinese group eyes Four Seasons Resort
A consortium of Hong Kong-based private equity fund Gaw Capital Partners and individuals including Pony Ma, founder of China's Tencent Holdings Ltd, is looking to buy the Four Seasons Resort in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Basis Point reported on Wednesday.
The consortium is seeking a loan of up to 100 million euros ($105.7 million) to buy the resort from French national Thierry Barbion, Thomson Reuters publication Basis Point reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter who did not want to be named.
Others in the consortium include Tencent President Martin Lau and Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell, as well as Brandon Beck, co-founder of Riot Games, a Tencent subsidiary and developer of online game League of Legends, Basis Point said.
