merger

M&A

FLT, FCOT unitholders vote overwhelmingly in favour of merger to create $5.7 bil behemoth

For FLT, some 99.85% of unitholders voted for the merger, while 98.61% of FCOT’s unitholders were in favour of the merger.

REITs

FLT, FCOT eye merger as growth stalls in Australia and Europe while mark-to-market issues surface

On the morning of March 11, at 10 am, unitholders of Frasers Logistics and Industrial Trust (FLT) will be voting by a scheme of arrangement to merge with Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT). It is more or less a foregone conclusion that FLT

Broker's Calls

Daiwa upgrades CapitaLand Commercial Trust to 'outperform' from 'sell' on brighter post-merger outlook

Lead analyst David Lum opines that a strong y-o-y DPU growth is in the pipelines for the group for FY21-22E, led by the progressive income contribution from CapitaSpring, which is scheduled for completion in 1HFY21.

Investing ideas

OUE Commercial REIT to draw investor interest on stable portfolio, potential index inclusion: analysts

According to Rachel Tan, an analyst at DBS Group Research, OUECT appears to be “firing on all cylinders” following the merger.
Potential re-rating on the cards for Frasers’ Singapore REITs amid proposed merger: CGS-CIMB

Investing ideas

Potential re-rating on the cards for Frasers' Singapore REITs amid proposed merger: CGS-CIMB

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): CGS-CIMB Research is staying positive on Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) and Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT), after the respective managers on Monday announced a proposed merger to create an enlarged REIT with a total portfol

Investing ideas

Merger ticks all the right boxes for OUE Commercial REIT, but analysts remain cautious

OUECT’s latest set of financial results for 3Q19 ended September saw it register increases across several key financial metrics.  Total income available for distribution for the quarter surged 85.9% to $29.5 million, translating into a distribution

M&A

OUE C-REIT and OUE-HT unitholders recommended to vote in favour of merger

SINGAPORE (July 10): The Independent financial advisers (IFAs) of OUE Commercial REIT (OUE C-REIT) and OUE Hospitality Trust (OUE-HT) have advised the directors of both trusts to recommend unitholders vote in favour of the merger at the upcoming extraordi

Aviation & Engineering

United Technologies, Raytheon to combine as defense giant

NEW YORK (June 10): United Technologies Corp. agreed to buy Raytheon Co. in an all-stock deal, forming an aerospace and defense giant with US$74 billion ($100.9 billion) in sales in one of the industry’s biggest transactions ever.

M&A

Axiata and Telenor in talks to merge Asian operations

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Two Asian telco giants — Malaysia-based Axiata Group Bhd and Norwegian Telenor Group — are in talks to merge their operations in Asia.
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