ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Anthony Scaramucci’s swift exit as U.S. President Donald Trump’s communications director on Monday [7-31-17] has no bearing on the pending sale of the firm he founded, SkyBridge Capital, parties involved in the deal said.
‘The transaction remains on track and is expected to close by the end of the summer,’ said Robert Rendine, a spokesman for HNA Capital U.S., a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group.
HNA, along with holding company Ron Transatlantic EG, in January announced an agreement to purchase a majority stake in SkyBridge, the New York-based hedge fund investment firm. The sale came as Scaramucci planned to join the Trump administration, although it took months for a role to materialize and was not the one he initially anticipated.
A representative for Ron was not immediately available, but a person familiar with the company, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said the transaction was on track.
Woomi Yun, a spokeswoman for SkyBridge, also said the deal was proceeding as planned and was expected to close by the end of the summer. She declined to comment on Scaramucci’s exit from the White House and whether he would return to the firm.
Scaramucci did not respond to an email and phone call seeking comment.”
-Lawrence Delevingne, “Scaramucci drama has no bearing on pending SkyBridge sale: HNA,” Reuters, July 31, 2017 04:35pm