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HNA Group
China's HNA boosts Dufry stake, pursues CWT purchase plan
(Aug 21): Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has completed the acquisition of a 16.2% stake in Swiss airport retailer Dufry AG from Singaporean sovereign funds GIC and Temasek, Dufry and HNA said on Monday.
August 21, 2017
China Focus
China crackdown hasn’t ended its foreign buying spree
HONG KONG (Aug 16): China’s government has sent shudders through investors and executives this year by cracking down on the nation’s biggest corporates and their record foreign shopping spree.
August 16, 2017
HNA's Singapore REIT partner is said to explore reducing ties
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): HNA Group's partner in an overseas property trust is exploring ways to potentially scale back its ties to the embattled Chinese conglomerate, people with knowledge of the matter said.
August 07, 2017
Chinese conglomerate HNA sues exiled tycoon Guo
(June 16): China's HNA Group has filed a defamation lawsuit against Guo Wengui, days after it first broke its long silence over what it says were "baseless and meritless" allegations by the exiled billionaire, court documents show.
June 16, 2017
IPO
Could this commercial REIT be the biggest IPO this year?
SINGAPORE (May 29): AEP Investment Management and HNA Group are planning to list what is likely to be the biggest initial public offering this year – a commercial real estate investment trust with assets from Australia, the UK and Singapore valued at $1
May 29, 2017
Broker's Calls
CWT takeover could speed up asset injection into Cache Logistics Trust
SINGAPORE (April 11): CIMB is sticking to its “reduce” call on Cache Logistics Trust with 71 cents target price as it stays cautious on the logistics sector due to strong completions in 2017.
April 11, 2017
Broker's Calls
One and a half years have passed since this company launched a strategic review
SINGAPORE (April 5): OCBC is maintaining its “hold” on CWT with an unchanged target price of $1.95 saying it makes sense for existing shareholders to continue holding to the shares for any potential upside from the strategic review.
April 05, 2017
Property
Singapore's AEP and China's HNA in advanced stages of planning REIT for SGX listing, says The Australian
SINGAPORE (Feb 20): AEP Investment Management could be a step closer to the launch of A$1 billion ($1.1 billion) REIT of Australian office tower properties in a tie-up with China’s HNA Group.
February 20, 2017
HNA bid for Singapore’s CWT said to be delayed on deal structure
SINGAPORE (Oct 27): HNA Group Co.’s potential bid for Singapore logistics provider CWT Ltd. has been delayed as the acquisitive Chinese conglomerate weighs changes to the deal structure, people with knowledge of the matter said.
October 26, 2016
CWT controlling shareholder still in talks over ‘potential transaction’
SINGAPORE (Oct 13): C&P Holdings, the controlling shareholder of CWT, is still in talks on the potential transaction that was first announced in May.
October 13, 2016