mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): The manager of Ascendas REIT (AREIT) has agreed to purchase the freehold land and the subsequent development of the suburban office building in Melbourne, Australia, for A$110.9 million ($104.4 million).

SINGAPORE (Sept 3): HC Surgical will acquire an additional 19% stake in Julian Ong Endoscopy & Surgery (JOES) for $3.8 million from seller Julian Ong Surgery.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) says its RM538 million ($178.4 million) related party transaction (RPT) to acquire a stake in Empire Resorts Inc is deemed a “worthwhile investment”.

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Property and education group Chip Eng Seng reported 2Q19 earnings ended June of $3.9 million, down 67.4% from $12.2 million in 2Q18 on lower sales and higher expenses.

(July 22): Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC are among firms considering bids for a stake in the US$6.4 billion ($8.7 billion) European settlements giant Euroclear, according to people familiar with the matter.

SINGAPORE (July 16): CapitaLand completed its merger with Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) on June 30. The group acquired all the shares in two ASB subsidiaries from Temasek for $6 billion, to create the largest diversified property group in Asia.

SINGAPORE (July 11): The trustee-manager of Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) has entered into a construction funding and forward purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Arshiya, to develop an additional warehouse at the Arshiya Free Trade Warehousing Zone

(June 28): Global sourcing and logistics group Li & Fung on Friday said Temasek Holdings would buy 21.7% of its subsidiary LF Logistics Holdings for US$300 million ($406.2 million), and the proposed spin-off IPO of the unit will be postponed.