China investors buy stake in mapping firm


FRANKFURT: Chinese mapping firm NavInfo, Internet group Tencent and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC are buying a 10% stake in digital maps company HERE, the latest in a string of Chinese acquisitions in Europe.

Germany carmakers Audi, BMW and Daimler bought HERE from Nokia for 2.55 billion euros (US$2.6bil) last year to create an alternative digital mapping business to Google.

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