privatisation

Offer

800 Super's independent adviser says shareholders should accept Lee family's offer

SINGAPORE (June 10): 800 Super Holdings says independent financial adviser (IFA) Novus Corporate Finance considers the privatisation offer from its controlling Lee family to be “fair and reasonable”.

M&A

Hong Leong Asia to take cement maker Tasek private

KUALA LUMPUR (May 29): Singapore-listed Hong Leong Asia (HLA), which controls about 80.8% of cement maker Tasek Corp via two wholly-owned subsidiaries, wants to take Tasek Corp private in a deal worth an estimated RM128.61 million, based on the offer pric

Deals, joint ventures & alliances

Memtech offered $1.35/share to delist by executive chairman-led consortium

SINGAPORE (May 14): Memtech International has received an offer by M-Universe to privatise and delist at $1.35 per share.

Buyout

800 Super gets 90 cents per share privatisation offer from KKR

SINGAPORE (May 6): Environmental services provider 800 Super Holdings has received a 90 cents per share cash offer from 8S Capital Holdings with the intention to delist.

Results

Keppel T&T 3Q earnings down 12.3% to $11.8 mil on higher operating expenses, lower other income

SINGAPORE (Oct 17): Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation (Keppel T&T) announced that its 3Q18 earnings have dropped by 12.3% to $11.8 million, compared to $13.5 million in 3Q17.

Broker's Calls

Keppel kept at 'hold' as analysts await clarity on transaction in M1 with SPH

SINGAPORE (Sept 24): Keppel Corporation (KEP) announced that it is considering a transaction involving its indirect interest in M1, together with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

In print this week

Croesus Retail Trust co-founder speaks up about going private

SINGAPORE (Jan 12): Last September, Croesus Retail Trust (CRT) was taken private by Blackstone Group at a higher price than it ever garnered in the public market.

Update

CityDev's privatisation bid for M&C bodes well for both, with or without deal: Phillip Capital

SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Phillip Capital is maintaining its “accumulate” rating on City Developments (CityDev) with a target price of $12.10, after the group announced its final takeover offer for the remaining shares of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) it doe

M&A

Fu Yu to privatise LCTH for $20.3 mil via selective capital repayment

SINGAPORE (Dec 8): Fu Yu Corporation, the manufacturer of precision plastic components, plans to privatise its subsidiary, LCTH Corporation, through a selective capital repayment exercise (SCR) valued at around RM61.3 million ($20.3 million).

M&A

GLP shareholders vote in favour of $16 bil privatisation deal

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Global Logistic Properties (GLP) says its proposed $16 billion acquisition by Nesta Investment Holdings and subsequent privatisation has been approved on the back of “overwhelming shareholder support”.
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