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Citic suspends talks on TPI debt buyout.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Busrin T.D. Chudasri

Jul. 5--Citic Petroleum Investments, a unit of the China International Trust and Investment Corp, has suspended its negotiations to invest in Thai Petrochemical Industry, the country's largest debt restructuring case.

The decision was announced even as the Central Bankruptcy Court yesterday ruled in favour of a petition by TPI founder Prachai Leophairatana to be allowed to conduct due diligence on the petrochemical company's books as part of the investment.

Early last month, Citic announced that it intended to form a joint venture with Mr Prachai, to purchase the 75 percent TPI stake now held by creditors and restructure $1.8 billion in existing debt.

But Citic director Peter Kwok, in a ...

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