Mapletree Investments and California-based Oakwood Worldwide have signed a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire and develop serviced apartments. Under the deal, Mapletree will acquire a 49 per cent stake in Oakwood Asia Pacific -- the United States firm's serviced apartment business in Asia -- for an undisclosed amount. The joint venture then aims to acquire and develop some US$4 billion (S$5 billion)...
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Property group CapitaLand has posted a first quarter net profit of S$182.8 million, down 1.7 per cent compared to a year ago. The lower profit was due to a S$58.7 million one-off gain recorded in the same quarter last year. Excluding the one-off gain, CapitaLand's operating net profit rose nearly 30 per cent to S$155.7 million from the first quarter of 2013. In a statement on Friday, CapitaLand...
United Industrial Corporation (UIC) and its concert partners have raised their stake in Singapore Land to 97.27 per cent at the close of its takeover offer on Friday. This means UIC can now take the mainboard-listed firm private. Under the regulations, UIC needs SingLand's public float to fall below 10 per cent before it can delist the company from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). In a late statement on...
United Industrial Corp (UIC) has crossed the 90 per cent shareholding level needed to de-list Singapore Land (SingLand) from the Singapore Exchange, according to a disclosure statement late on Wednesday. UIC, a property and investment firm whose major shareholders include Singapore banker Wee Cho Yaw and Philippine tycoon John Gokongwei, now controls 90.15 per cent of SingLand. SingLand's properties...
CapitaCommercial Trust’s (CCT) distributable income rose 7.6 per cent on-year to S$59.9 million in the first quarter, thanks to higher revenue contribution from most of the properties in its portfolio and lower interest expenses. This translates into an estimated distribution per unit of 2.08 cents, said the manager of the trust, CapitaCommercial Trust Management. The trust’s gross revenue for...
Southeast Asia's largest developer CapitaLand has announced plans to take its shopping arm private. CapitaLand is offering S$2.22 per share for all remaining shares in CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) that it does not already own, thus valuing the planned purchase at more than S$3 billion. CapitaLand said it wants to sharpen its competitive edge in the integrated development space where it sees opportunities,...
Changi City Point at Changi Business Park looks set to become the next shopping mall to be acquired by a real estate investment trust. Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) said on Tuesday it has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to buy Changi City Point from Ascendas Frasers Pte Ltd for S$305 million. Ascendas Frasers is a 50-50 joint venture between Ascendas Development and Frasers...
Southeast Asia's largest developer CapitaLand has bought a 60 per cent interest in two adjacent prime residential sites in the western Chinese city of Chengdu for 752 million yuan (about S$155 million), further strengthening its presence in the world's most populous country. CapitaLand plans to build around 4,600 apartment units on the sites to cater to first-time homebuyers and upgraders. Construction...
Minority shareholders of Singapore property group SingLand should accept the S$8.40 a share offer by United Industrial Corporation (UIC) as the price is fair and there is a risk that they could end up holding shares in an unlisted firm, independent financial adviser ANZ said on Monday. They can, alternatively, sell their SingLand shares on the open market since the shares are currently trading well...
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has sold new units to investors at a discounted price of S$1.605 a unit, raising net proceeds of about S$341 million to pay down its debt. The private placement of just over 218 million new Suntec units was priced near the top of the indicative range of S$1.575 to S$1.615. The placement price, however, represented a discount of about 4.7 per cent to the...