Cosco Shipping Holdings $6.3 billion acquisition of Orient Overseas

Overview:

• Cosco Shipping Holdings has acquired Orient Overseas for $6.3 billion.
• Coscos's shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
• UBS has acted as Cosco's financial adviser. 
• Orient Overseas is one of the world's largest container shipping companies. 

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst