Hong Kong investment firm increases Union Special stake

A Hong Kong-registered investment holding company has increasedits position in Chicago-based Union Special Corp., which makesindustrial sewing machines here and abroad.

Industrial Equity Pacific Ltd. said in a Securities and ExchangeCommission filing that it had purchased around 100,000 additionalshares of Union Special in a three-week period between March 20 andApril 13.

But, in an apparent glitch, the holding company filed conflictingfigures as to the extent of its purchase. According to the SECdocument, Industrial Equity either purchased 101,781 shares or 98,781shares, though it appeared the higher number was more accurate.

After this filing, it would …