Tag: acquisition

Equities

Tianjin Port Development raises $318 million from placement

The final price is fixed slightly below the mid-point of the indicated range, but the deal attracts “strong” demand from over 100 investors.

By Lillian Liu | 14 January 2010

M&A

LG Household buys TheFaceShop from Affinity

Korea's LG Household & Health Care pays $364 million to buy 90% of TheFaceShop from Affinity Equity Partners and the cosmetic chain's chairman.

By Sameera Anand | 25 November 2009

M&A

Haitong buys Taifook Securities

China's Haitong Securities acquires Hong Kong-based Taifook Securities for an outlay of up to $445 million.

By Sameera Anand | 24 November 2009

M&A

First Philippine Holdings to sell 6.7% Meralco stake to Metro Pacific

Metro Pacific Investments uses a right of first refusal to match the valuation of a bid by Henry Sy Jr that would have given the San Miguel group and its allies absolute ...

By Anette Jönsson | 6 November 2009

M&A

Wuhan Iron & Steel gets Australian approval for Centrex investment

Centrex will receive a capital boost of up to $245 million, while Wuhan Iron will get a 60% stake in the Australian company's iron deposits on the Eyre Peninsula.

By Daniel Inman | 6 November 2009

M&A

Sinochem tables $2.4 billion offer for Australia's Nufarm

Government-owned Sinochem becomes the second Chinese firm to pursue Australian farm chemicals company Nufarm.

By Sameera Anand | 29 September 2009

Equities

Fortune Reit launches $244 million rights issue to pay for acquisitions

Singapore-listed Fortune Reit will add three more shopping centres to its portfolio of Hong Kong retail properties at a total cost of $270 million.

By Anette Jönsson | 27 August 2009

Business Moves

Soho China buys Shanghai property from Morgan Stanley fund

Beijing-based commercial property developer Soho China makes its first investment in Shanghai, buying a 52-storey office building from MSREF for Rmb2.45 billion.

By Anette Jönsson | 19 August 2009

M&A

PLDT buys 20% of Meralco from Lopez group

The telecom operator appears as a white knight to prevent the San Miguel group from gaining control of one of the Lopez family's long-term assets.

By Anette Jönsson | 16 March 2009

Business Moves

ARCH boosts stake in financial advisory firm

The investment by the asset manager gives Financial Partners Group the capital it needs to grow in Asia and the Middle East.

By Edward Russell | 23 October 2008

View Point

Lehman throws in the towel, leaving peers to weather storm

One of the most dramatic weekends on Wall Street sees Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, while Bank of America takes over Merrill Lynch.

By Anette Jönsson | 16 September 2008

M&A

Coca-Cola pays hefty price for Huiyuan Juice

China’s largest inbound M&A deal this year sees Coca-Cola shell out $2.4 billion to strengthen its position in China's growing juice market.

By Daniel Inman | 4 September 2008

M&A

Oaktree launches tender offer for Japanese Reit

The private equity firm aims to acquire up to 48.4% in Re-plus Residential Reit through an investment package that will also provide the Reit with fresh capital.

By Anette Jönsson | 29 August 2008

Equities

CapitaMall Trust sells CBs to pay for new acquisition

Singapore's largest Reit raises $478 million and achieves favourable terms by using a newly acquired property as security for the bonds.

By Anette Jönsson | 23 May 2008

Equities

Champion sets out to improve its image

The unwinding of its financial engineering measures could be a boost both for Champion and the Hong Kong Reit sector as a whole, observers say.

By Anette Jönsson | 25 February 2008

M&A

Eugene closes $2.12 billion Himart deal

The Korean conglomerate fends off more than 10 competing bids and raises part of its acquisition finance through the country's first significant leveraged loan for the year.

By Rupert Walker | 5 February 2008

M&A

India's Wockhardt in fifth European acquisition

The Indian pharmaceutical company spends $265 million to acquire Negma Laboratories, a French research-based major with 172 patents.

By Sameera Anand | 4 May 2007

M&A

Venture Corp to acquire largest Singapore competitor

Singapore's two largest electronics companies to combine through an acqusition that values GES International at a 19% premium to the market price.

By Sameera Anand | 27 July 2006

People Moves

Milbank poaches Plenderleith for Asian project finance

Global law firm names new senior attorney in Tokyo.

By Andrew Peck | 17 May 2006

M&A

MacBank remains on acquisition trail

With at least four deals on the go, the Australian investment bank flexes its balance sheet muscle again in 2006.

By Cherie Marriott | 11 January 2006

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