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Uber said to have reached in-principle agreement to sell Southeast Asia business to Grab
SINGAPORE (Mar 13): The battle between ride-hailing giants Grab and Uber Technologies for market share in Southeast Asia could draw to a close.
March 13, 2018
Kim Heng O&M acquires new AHTS vessel for $0.7 mil
SINGAPORE (Mar 1): Kim Heng Offshore & Marine, the integrated offshore & marine (O&M) value chain services provider, says it has purchased a 6,000BHP anchor handling tug/supply (AHTS) vessel for about $0.7 million.
March 01, 2018
M&A
AEM Holdings acquires machine vision solutions provider for $1.5 mil
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): AEM Holdings is fully acquiring IRIS Solution, a Singapore-incorporated advanced machine vision solutions provider, for $1.5 million.
February 22, 2018
Results
OUE Lippo Healthcare FY17 losses widen to $90.7 mil on lower revenue & higher costs
SINGAPORE (Feb 12): OUE Lippo Healthcare further sunk into the red in FY17 with a loss of $90.7 million, 18% down from its loss of $76.8 million the previous year on lower revenue and higher costs of sales.
February 12, 2018
Results
Frasers Commercial Trust posts 4.4% lower 1Q DPU of 2.4 cents on lower income from properties
SINGAPORE (Jan 23): The manager of Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) has declared a distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.4 cents for 1Q18, a 4.4% decline from 2.51 cents in the preceding year on lower revenue.
January 23, 2018
M&A
OCBC acquires additional 18.51% stake in China fund management firm for $12.6 mil
SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Lion Global Investors, a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), has raised its interest in China’s Maxwealth Fund Management Company (FMC) to 28.51% from 10% previously by acquiring 37 million shares for RMB61.45 m
January 17, 2018
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.
January 12, 2018
M&A
CDW Holding to acquire 95% indirect stake in Japanese R&D firm
SINGAPORE (Jan 5): CDW Holding, the producer and supplier of precision components, is acquiring a 95% stake in GSP Enterprise, a limited liability company established in Japan, for a cash consideration of 14.25 million yen ($168,2000).
January 05, 2018
M&A
Cordlife acquires private cord blood bank in Hong Kong for $9.3 mil with debt
SINGAPORE (Jan 3): Cordlife Group is fully acquiring a private cord blood bank in Hong Kong, HealthBaby Hong Kong, for US$7 million in cash ($9.3 million) after adjusting for US$2.5 million in the company’s cash and bank loans that will remain in place.
January 03, 2018