NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- China's Citic Securities would acquire up to a 9.9 percent stake in Bear Stearns under a joint venture that marks the first time an entity controlled by the Beijing government has obtained a significant stake in a major Wall Street investment bank. -
Chinese Firm To Buy Big Stake In Bear Stearns
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- China's Citic Securities would acquire up to a 9.9 percent stake in Bear Stearns under a joint venture that marks the first time an entity controlled by the Beijing government has obtained a significant stake in a major Wall Street investment bank.-
By Tomoeh Murakami Tse