acquisitions

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): Property developer City Developments Limited (CDL) has acquired a prime freehold Grade A commercial building, Aldgate House, in London for £183 million ($328 million).

SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Serial System, the distributor of electronic components and consumer products, is divesting its entire 27.34% stake in SPL Holdings (Australia) to Anchorage Bridge Street for US$31.2 million ($43 million).

SINGAPORE (Sept 11): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) with a higher fair value of $1.19 compared to $1.18 previously, after incorporating the trust’s recent capital recycling transa

SINGAPORE (Aug 23): HG Metal Manufacturing’s wholly-owned subsidiary, HG Metal Investments, has acquired a majority 51.04% stake in Myanmar-based joint venture (JV) company, First Fortune International, from Fortune Peak Investments for US$95,700 ($131,

SINGAPORE (Aug 8): Land transport operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) is acquiring privately-run family bus and coach operator FCL Holdings, two freehold depot sites and a coastal operator for a total of A$134.45 million ($136.2 million) as part of its expansion

SINGAPORE (July 25): ComfortDelGro (CDG) is acquiring Ric-Tat Travel & Coach Services’ private bus chartering assets for $6.45 million through the group’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ComfortDelGro Bus.

SINGAPORE (June 27): Construction group Lian Beng has acquired a 60% interest of United Tec Construction (UTC) from the company’s sole shareholder, Chew Hock Seng, for a purchase consideration of $0.18 million.

SINGAPORE (June 21): Compact Metal Industries is seeking to acquire a 51% interest in a partially completed cement plant in Salamanga, Bela Vista, Maputo Province, Mozambique for US$30 million ($40.8 million), subject to shareholder approval at the EGM. 

SINGAPORE (June 21): Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) says its joint venture partner Golden Infrastructure Group (GIG) has officially initiated legal action against the group’s sale of TPR Myanmar.

SINGAPORE (May 30): DBS Vickers Securities is reiterating its “buy” call on mm2 Asia, but with a lower target price of 70 cents compared to 75 cents previously after implementing a downward valuation PEG adjustment for the group, in line with peers.