Global private equity firm Blackstone Group has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Chinese shopping mall operator and developer SCP Co Ltd for an undisclosed value, SCP said in a statement on Monday.

SCP said in a separate statement that ICBC International Holdings, a unit of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, has also agreed to buy a 6 percent stake in the company.

Unlisted SCP will have total assets valued in excess of $2 billion after the deal, according to the company.

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