Philippine infrastructure king decides to go private

Metro Pacific's Pangilinan seeks freedom to pursue new businesses

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Manuel Pangilinan, chairman and president of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., plans to delist the group after a tender offer closes in June. (Photo by Lester Babiera)

YUICHI SHIGA and KEIGO YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writers

MANILA/TOKYO -- Manuel Pangilinan, chairman and president of Philippine infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp., is fed up with being undervalued by the stock market.

"How can you raise equity money at a very low share price?" Pangilinan asked reporters at a quarterly earnings briefing on May 3.

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