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Broker's Calls
Melbourne acquisition does little to boost estimates for Roxy Pacific
SINGAPORE (Nov 22): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “hold” call on Roxy Pacific with an unchanged fair estimate of 52 cents following news of its acquisition of a freehold property in Melbourne, Australia, for A$74.14 million ($76.1 millio
November 22, 2017
Property
Roxy Pacific to acquire Melbourne commercial site for $76 mil through Australian JV
SINGAPORE (Nov 20): Roxy Pacific is proposing to acquire a freehold property based in Melbourne, Australia, for A$74.14 million ($76.1 million) via its new joint venture (JV) company, TE2 Roxy Australia.
November 20, 2017
Datapulse calls off $10.5 mil acquisition of Toa Payoh industrial property
SINGAPORE (Nov 14): Datapulse Technology has terminated its option to purchase an industrial property located in Toa Payoh for a consideration of $10.5 million, after failing to obtain an approval it required to proceed with the acquisition.
November 14, 2017
Results
Sapphire posts 3Q earnings of $3.6 mil; directors to step down for board renewal in share-swap deal
SINGAPORE (Nov 13): Sapphire Corporation, the railway infrastructure engineering firm, has announced earnings of RMB17.6 million ($3.6 million) for the 3Q ended Sept, a 31.1% improvement from RMB13.4 million a year ago on higher revenue.
November 13, 2017
Broker's Calls
mm2 Asia scores a home run with fourth cinema acquisition
SINGAPORE (Nov 7): CIMB is positive on mm2 Asia’s proposed acquisition of Cathay Cineplexes, which it believes will give the entertainment group a strong foothold in Singapore and enhanced bargaining power with suppliers in the industry.
November 07, 2017
Dragon Group in reverse takeover of African mining company for $500 mil in cash and new shares
SINGAPORE (Oct 19): Mainboard-listed Dragon Group International is diversifying from electronics into mining although investor interest after the announcement remained muted.
October 19, 2017
Broker's Calls
OCBC ceases coverage on CWT with impending privatisation
SINGAPORE (Sept 28): OCBC Research is ceasing coverage on CWT Limited, the integrated logistics and supply chain solutions provider, given HNA Holding Group’s intentions to delist the company after acquiring it.
September 28, 2017
Manulife US REIT gets go-ahead for acquisition of 10 Exchange Place and rights issue
SINGAPORE (Sept 19): Unitholders of Manulife US REIT have given their approval for the REIT manager to proceed with the acquisition of 10 Exchange Place as well as a rights issue to partly fund the property.
September 19, 2017
In print this week
What Manulife US REIT unitholders really want
SINGAPORE (Sept 15): Manulife US REIT, which was listed only in May last year after an IPO of its units at 83 US cents, recently proposed to acquire of a building called 10 Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey for US$312 million ($422 million), and a
September 15, 2017
Broker's Calls
Switch out of Frasers Centrepoint Limited to this undervalued stock, recommends Lim & Tan
SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Lim & Tan Securities is recommending that investors switch from Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL) to UOL Group, given the latter’s cheaper price-to-book valuation (PB/V) of 0.78 times.
September 12, 2017