April 14 (Reuters) - Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte's family-run business is emerging as the lead investor of a group seeking to buy 43 ports from conglomerate CK Hutchison 0001.HK, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
CK Hutchison did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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