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Restructuring
Hyflux finally signs $400 mil rescue deal with Utico
SINGAPORE (Nov 26): Embattled Singapore water treatment firm Hyflux has finally signed a $400-million restructuring agreement with Middle Eastern utility player Utico FZC.
November 26, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Hyflux says 'progressing towards a deal' with Utico as binding agreement deadline lapses
SINGAPORE (July 11): Hyflux says it has had informal discussions with United Arab Emirates utilities group Utico FZC, even after the extended deadline for entering into a binding agreement lapsed on June 27.
July 11, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Hyflux’s debt moratorium extended to May 24
SINGAPORE (Apr 29): Debt-laden water company Hyflux has been given a month’s extension on its debt moratorium, instead of the three months it applied for.
April 29, 2019
Restructuring
Hyflux granted one-month extension of debt moratorium instead; new deadline is May 24
SINGAPORE (Apr 25): Hyflux International, the debt-laden water company facing potential liquidation, has been granted a one-month extension of its debt moratorium to May 24 although it had asked for an extra three months.
April 25, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Tuaspring to be nationalised as Hyflux sues its white knight; curious chronology of issuances and redemptions emerges
SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Announcements continue to be made thick and fast in the ongoing Hyflux saga. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) announced on April 17 plans to take over the Tuaspring desalination plant in 30 days. The national water agency, which has a
April 22, 2019
SMI takes legal action against Hyflux; Maybank moves on Tuaspring
(Apr 20): SM Investments (SMI) has terminated its rescue agreement with Hyflux, it announced on Friday. Hyflux, on its part, had already on April 4 terminated the same agreement with SMI.
April 20, 2019
Restructuring
Hyflux files lawsuit against former white knight SM Investments
SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Hyflux is suing former white knight investor SM Investments (SMI) in the Singapore courts for repudiation of the restructuring agreement agreed upon between the two parties in Oct last year.
April 15, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Hyflux rescue bid by SMI falls through amid conflicting statements
SINGAPORE (Apr 6): Two mid-day announcements on April 4 by Hyflux and its rescuer SM Investments left both investors and market watchers confused. First, Hyflux cancelled the meetings to vote on a scheme of arrangement scheduled for April 5 and 8, beca
April 06, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Hyflux scraps restructuring plan after spats with investors
(Apr 4): One of Singapore’s highest-profile corporate debt restructurings was thrown into disarray on Thursday, as embattled water and power company Hyflux scrapped a pact with its would-be saviour.
April 04, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
White knight SM Investments walks away from Hyflux rescue deal
SINGAPORE (Apr 4): Indonesian consortium SM Investments has aborted its proposed deal to invest in Hyflux, ending an agreement that was seen as a lifeline for the beleaguered water treatment company.
April 04, 2019