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City Developments' takeover bid for M&C Hotels fails
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): City Developments has failed in its takeover bid of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels (M&C Hotels).
January 28, 2018
M&A
CityDev extends final offer deadline for M&C Hotels to Jan 26
SINGAPORE (Jan 24): City Developments has extended its final offer deadline to 1pm, Jan 26, in its bid for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc.
January 24, 2018
City Developments not extending Jan 26 deadline for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels offer
SINGAPORE (Jan 17): City Developments says it is not extending its Jan 26 deadline for its offer to privatise Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.
January 17, 2018
Broker's Calls
CityDev a major proxy to residential market's sustained upturn: OCBC
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): OCBC Investment Research is reiterating its “buy” call on City Developments (CDL) with a higher fair value estimate of $15.30 from $13.50 previously, after updating its valuation model for firmer average selling price (ASP) assumpt
January 15, 2018
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Where to invest in 2018?
SINGAPORE (Dec 25): From the en bloc craze to meteoric spikes in tech stocks, 2017 has been coloured by significant asset price gains. Driven by the rally in blue chips, the Straits Times Index is up 18.5% in the year to Dec 18, a notable improvement from
December 25, 2017
M&A
CDL says M&C Hotels buyout offer documents sent out; First close date set at Jan 23
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): City Developments (CDL) has sent out the offer documents for the buyout of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels to the latter's shareholders.
December 21, 2017
M&A
CityDev chairman issues letter urging M&C shareholders to accept final offer
SINGAPORE (Dec 19): City Developments (CityDev) has issued a letter from its chairman, Kwek Leng Beng, urging Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) shareholders to consider “the very material premium and value” that is available to them under CityDev's lat
December 19, 2017
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
UOB ties up with CDL-linked property rental start-up Mamahome
SINGAPORE (Dec 13): United Overseas Bank (UOB) is working with Mamahome to provide the payment service for the Shanghai-based start-up providing apartment rental matching services in its first overseas market outside China.
December 13, 2017
Update
CityDev's privatisation bid for M&C bodes well for both, with or without deal: Phillip Capital
SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Phillip Capital is maintaining its “accumulate” rating on City Developments (CityDev) with a target price of $12.10, after the group announced its final takeover offer for the remaining shares of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) it doe
December 12, 2017
Property
M&C Hotels agrees to sweetened 620 pence per share offer from CityDev
SINGAPORE (Dec 9): Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has agreed to a sweetened takeover offer from City Developments.
December 09, 2017