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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.
October 26, 2020
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
October 23, 2020
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.
October 21, 2020
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.
June 16, 2020
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.
April 02, 2020
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.
November 22, 2019
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
October 22, 2019
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.
September 16, 2019
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.
September 03, 2019
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
August 30, 2019