L'Occitane to go private in blow to Hong Kong bourse's global image

French cosmetics company to delist while city promotes itself as IPO destination

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Cosmetics are displayed in the window of a L’Occitane store in central Paris in February. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- French cosmetics brand L'Occitane International is set to withdraw its listing from the Hong Kong Exchange, meaning the bourse stands to lose one of its few non-local, non-mainland companies at a time when it is promoting itself globally as a place to go public.

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