acquisitions

PhillipCapital raises target price on Keppel DC REIT pending its acquisition deals - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Broker's Calls

PhillipCapital raises target price on Keppel DC REIT pending its acquisition deals

Among its peers, PhillipCapital analyst Natalie Ong prefers Ascendas REIT instead.

REITs

REITs raise more than $3.7 bil in follow-on capital raising and perps

REITs are bankers' best friends, raising $3.7 billion this year through equity fund raisings and perpetual securities
Mapletree Logistics Trust's private placement to raise $644.1 mil; issue price fixed at $2.027 per new unit - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

REITs

Mapletree Logistics Trust's private placement to raise $644.1 mil; issue price fixed at $2.027 per new unit

The private placement was approximately 5.5 times covered including the upsize option.

Broker's Calls

DBS upgrades ARA Logos to 'buy' amid abating downside risks, steepening yield curves

In a Monday report, DBS analyst Dale Lai believes that the REIT, along with other landlords and tenants, is well-placed to benefit from reopening of the Singapore economy as the state lifts its circuit breaker measures in staggered phases.

Investing ideas

SPH REIT becomes latest casualty of analyst downgrades as Covid-19 risks persist

Although the REIT had an "operationally steady quarter", analysts are quick to caution that it remains susceptible to retail headwinds as the Covid-19 outbreak escalates.

M&A

China Hongxing ditches shoes for gold and copper as it attempts RTO with MMIH

SINGAPORE (Nov 25): Suspended for about eight years, and counting, China Hongxing Sports is a counter that its long-suffering minority shareholders have most likely written off. A reprieve might be seen soon.

Equity raising

Mapletree Logistics Trust launches private placement to raise $250 mil for acquisition of 7 properties

SINGAPORE (Oct 22): The manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has announced a proposed private placement to raise gross proceeds of around $250.0 million to help fund the trust’s proposed acquisition of seven logistics properties in Malaysia, Vietn

M&A

Mapletree Industrial Trust and Mapletree Investments to acquire US$1.4 bil data centre portfolio in North America

Digital Realty will continue to manage the three hyper-scale data centres and 10 Powered Base Building data centres for a one-year transition period.

Investing ideas

Frasers Centrepoint Trust poised for re-rating as it enters next phase of growth

SINGAPORE (Sept 3): Units in Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) have already surged more than 26% so far this year. But market watchers remain bullish on the retail REIT as it stands on the cusp of a re-rating.

Investing ideas

ISOTeam poised to ride strategic acquisitions to stay out of the red

SINGAPORE (Aug 30): ISOTeam ended FY19 on a high, as it reversed out of the red on the back of higher revenue. Now, the building maintenance and estate upgrading company looks poised to ride a wave of strategic acquisitions to continue its growth trajecto
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