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Fund Raising
Grab raises US$850 mil to expand into financial services
The sum includes US$706 million from MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, and US$150 million from TIS, a provider of data center and cloud services, according to joint statements from the companies.
February 25, 2020
In print this week
What's behind Alibaba’s quest to raise US$30 billion?
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Why would a hugely profitable, cash-flush firm raise more money than has ever been raised by a listed company? That is the question befuddling investors. Hangzhou-based, New York-listed e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding, China
August 14, 2019
Tech
What's behind Alibaba’s quest to raise US$30 billion?
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Why would a hugely profitable, cash-flush firm raise more money than has ever been raised by a listed company? That is the question befuddling investors. Hangzhou-based, New York-listed e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding, China
August 08, 2019
Equity raising
Frasers Centrepoint Trust in equity fund raising for at least $422 mil
SINGAPORE (May 16): The manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) has proposed an equity fund raising to raise gross proceeds of no less than $421.7 million.
May 16, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Grab explores spinning off financial services business: sources
SINGAPORE (May 8): Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab has mandated a few banks to approach potential investors to take minority stakes in its financial services business as it looks to spin off the unit, according to two people familiar with the ma
May 08, 2019
Results
First Sponsor posts 39% increase in 1Q earnings to $23.8 mil; to launch rights issue of perps
SINGAPORE (Apr 25): First Sponsor Group announced that its 1Q19 earnings increased 39% to $23.8 million, compared to $17.1 million in 1Q18.
April 25, 2019
Equity raising
Uni-Asia selling 5.4 mil new shares at $1.08 each for property investment
SINGAPORE (Mar 27): Uni-Asia Group has entered into a placement agreement with Maybank Kim Eng Securities to issue up to about 5.42 million new ordinary shares in the company at $1.08 each.
March 27, 2019
FLT says 152 mil new units sold to raise $147 mil in preferential offering
SINGAPORE (June 11): Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) announced that about 152 million preferential offering new units were issued at 96.7 cents per unit, raising approximately $147.1 million.
June 11, 2018
Broker's Calls
A vote of confidence for Moya
SINGAPORE (June 5): RHB is maintaining its “buy” call on Moya Holdings with a target price of 14 cents.
June 05, 2018
Ocean Sky to raise as much as $21 mil from rights cum warrants issue
SINGAPORE (May 22): Property developer Ocean Sky International is proposing to undertake a renounceable non-underwritten rights and warrants issue to raise as much as $20.9 million.
May 22, 2018