3 Min Read HONG KONG (Reuters) - Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses reel from economic downturn amid the COVID-19 pandemic, bankers and investors said. FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Private equity firms with billions of dollars to spend are also expected to keep hunting for targets in the Asian financial hub, they said, making them attractive as partners for some tycoons to take their firms private.