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Updated: Facebook Investor Li Ka-Shing Upping Stake To $120 Million: Report

Hong Kong mogul and Facebook investor Li Ka-Shing has reportedly increased his investment in the social networking site from $60 million to more than $100. The claim was made on the conference call of his company Hutchison Whampoa, reports MarketWatch, though it’s conceivable that something got lost in translation. Later on the report quotes Ka-Shing responding to a question on whether he would increase his stake: “I may raise my investment in Facebook - anything is possible.” Ka-Shing’s initial investment of $60 million was first reported last November. He also said on the call that there could be synergies between the two companies, with Hutch users having access to the service.

Update: Reuters has confirmed the investment, saying that Li Ka-Shing has doubled his stake to $120 million at the same $15 billion valuation as when he previously invested. This means that his stake is now 0.8 percent, which is half as big as the stake held by Microsoft.

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Mar 27, 2008 2:25 PM ET

Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Facebook, li ka-shing

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Mar 27, 2008 9:32 PM

Ka-Shing should have read this before investing:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/02/05/deal-radar-2008-facebook-woes-coming/

Sramana Mitra

Mar 28, 2008 6:40 AM

You realize of course his last name is Li, not Ka-shing.

ylee

Mar 31, 2008 4:22 AM

He’s a bilionaire and his name is Kashing ($$$). That’s just funny.

Nuno

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