divestment

Datapulse to issue special 1 cent dividend following sale of Tai Seng property

SINGAPORE (Jan 24): Datapulse Technology says it expects an approximate gain of $44.6 million from its disposal of its industrial property at 15A Tai Seng Drive, and that it intends to reward its shareholders with a special dividend of 1 cent per share.

Property

AA REIT to divest 10 Soon Lee Road for $8.2 mil

SINGAPORE (Jan 15): The manager of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT (AA REIT) has agreed to sell the REIT’s smallest asset in its portfolio that is valued below $10 million, 10 Soon Lee Road, for a consideration of $8.17 million.

Malaysia

Great Eastern's potential move to divest Malaysian insurance arm sends Kuchai shares higher

SINGAPORE (Jan 15): Shares in Bursa Malaysia-listed Kuchai Development rose as much as 54 sen or 24% to RM2.82 (94 cents) on Monday.

IEV enters lease and sale agreement of MK-1 Biomass Plant in Vietnam for $2 mil

SINGAPORE (Jan 12): IEV Holdings announced that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, IEV Vietnam Liability, has entered into a lease and sale agreement with BSB Investment and Development for its MK-1 Biomass Plant and its related assets for about VND 34

Zurich Insurance to sell Singapore life assurance business

(Jan 9): Zurich Insurance is selling its Singapore life assurance business, with policies providing US$4.5 billion ($6.0 billion) of coverage, to Singapore Life as part of the Swiss group’s overhaul under Chief Executive Mario Greco.

CapitaLand divests stakes in companies holding 20 retail assets for $75 mil gain

SINGAPORE (Jan 5): CapitaLand has agreed to divest its share of interest in a group of companies that hold an agreed value of RMB8.37 billion ($1.7 billion) through 20 retail assets in China, each with an average gross floor area (GFA) of about 40,000 sqm

1MDB Watch

1MDB settles Abu Dhabi's IPIC loan with help from China state-owned firms: media reports

SINGAPORE (Dec 28): 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had China state-owned companies to thank when it came to the final settlement of a loan to Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, according to media reports.

M&A

Ascendas REIT divests Genting Lane property for $16.7 mil

SINGAPORE (Dec 22): The manager of Ascendas REIT (A-REIT) is divesting 84 Genting Lane to corporate gifts firm Axxel Marketing for $16.68 million, which represents a 66.8% premium to the property’s original purchase price of $10 million.

Keppel hit by lawsuit to restrain sale of stake in Zhongshan Keppel Cove development

SINGAPORE (Nov 21): Keppel Corporation announced that Keppel Land China (KLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Land, and Keppel China Marina Holdings (KCMH) were on Monday served as co-defendants in a writ of summons filed by Sunsea Yacht Club (Hong K

Keppel Corp divests Kepwealth Property Phils for $21 mil

SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Keppel Corp says subsidiaries Kephinance Investment and Kepwealth Inc has sold about 34 million shares or a 100% stake Kepwealth Property Phils (KPP) to Euro Capital Land for about PHP 793.6 million ($21 million).
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