City Developments Ltd (CDL)

CDL posts 79.5% rise in Q2 profit on the back of strong sales

City Developments Limited’s (CDL) second-quarter net profit soared 79.5 per cent from a year ago, on the back of strong sales. The property developer on Wednesday (Aug 8) posted a net profit of S$204.8 million, up from S$114.1 million in the same period a year ago. The rise came alongside an almost 60 per cent increase in revenue for the quarter to S$1.36 billion, compared with S$854 million last...

CDL seen poised for acquisitions, analysts raise target price

ARMED with a war chest of more than S$3 billion and an improved balance sheet, City Developments (CDL) is poised to make acquisitions in Singapore and overseas, prompting some analysts to raise the target price for the property group. CDL is their preferred pick among property counters here for its asset monetisation ability, nimble capital management and acquisition potential. "We expect City...

CDL working on PPS for Nouvel 18: sources

Faced with a looming November deadline to finish selling all its units in the completed Nouvel 18 condo project in a plush District 10 locale, City Developments Ltd (CDL) is racing to stitch together a profit participation securities (PPS) scheme for the project, BT understands. The deal, if it materialises, will see CDL's role in Summervale Properties, the company that developed the 156-unit freehold...

City Dev increases shareholding interest in Summervale to 100%

CITY Developments Limited (CDL) has increased its shareholding interest in Summervale Properties from 50 per cent to 100 per cent, after its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sunmaster Holdings, completed the acquisition from Wing Tai Land (WTL) for S$410.96 million. Both CDL and WTL had considered various ways to optimise their interests in Summervale, which is the owner and developer of Nouvel 18, a prime...

PPS not a panacea for every CDL high-end residential project

BT recently reported that Singapore-listed City Developments Ltd (CDL) may be at the preliminary stages of exploring the possibility of carrying out a third profit participation securities (PPS) exercise - this time for a portfolio of 48 apartments in three of the property developer's completed projects in Singapore's Core Central Region. It is interesting to look at the merits of this latest exercise...

PPS3 to be priced ‘much higher than S$2,300 psf’

CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) has said that the anticipated pricing for a potential residential profit participation securities (PPS) transaction will be "much higher" than the S$2,300 per square foot (psf) cited in a report in The Business Times on Friday, "given the intrinsic value of our assets". Responding to the report, the property developer added that it would make further announcements if and when...

CDL attempts third PPS deal, this time with top-end condos

CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) is said to be attempting its third profit participation securities (PPS) structure, this time involving a portfolio of 48 apartments in three projects in the Core Central Region completed earlier. The potential deal is seen as the latest instalment of the group's capital-recycling strategy. The 48 apartments - at Cliveden at Grange, St Regis Residences Singapore and One...

Global-thinking CDL is still Singaporean at heart

City Developments Limited (CDL) may have placed great effort in recent years to grow its global footprint — from the appointment of an Australian as its very first CEO to rapid overseas expansion — but the listed homegrown property unit of diversified Hong Leong Group still very much wishes to remain Singaporean. The Republic, said CEO Grant Kelley, could be the company’s “hidden upside” when...

City Developments achieves record quarterly profit of S$410.5 million

City Developments (CDL) has booked a record S$410.5 million in net profit for the three months ended Dec 31 last year. The Singapore property developer's net attributable profit after tax and non-controlling interests (PATMI) was up 6.6 per cent from S$384.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 “despite challenging market conditions”, said CDL in a statement issued on Thursday (Feb 25). CDL said...

CDL and Alpha Investment Partners in S$1.1 billion Singapore office venture

Real estate giant City Developments (CityDev) will inject three of its office properties into an investment platform, in a move that will free up hundreds of millions of dollars in funds for new investments. In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 15), CityDev said the three properties are Central Mall (Office Tower), 7 & 9 Tampines Grande and Manulife Centre. The properties - valued at around S$1.1 billion -...

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