United Engineers shareholders seek bids for the century-old company

First-round bids are due by the end of January.

United Engineers Ltd.’s largest shareholders have started formally assessing buyer interest in the century-old Singapore property group, a report from Bloomberg said.

The major shareholders of the company, which has a market value of S$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion), have been sending preliminary financial information on United Engineers’s business to potential bidders since the end of December, the people said. At least 10 parties including regional property developers, private equity firms and real estate funds have indicated interest, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Get to know the full story here

Join Singapore Business Review community
A NOTE FROM SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW

The people you want to reach are already in this room.

Every quarter, SBR lands on the desks of the founders, CFOs, and directors running Asia's most consequential companies. Every day, they open our newsletter and read our website. It's a room that took twenty years to build — and it's the one most of our partners are trying to get into.

The good news is that the door is open. We work with companies on thought leadership articles, sponsored content, industry summits across Southeast Asia, regional awards programmes, podcasts, and media placements in print and digital. The shape of the right partnership depends on what you're trying to do, which is why we'd rather start with a conversation than send a rate card.


If you have something this room should know about, tell us. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and how.

No rate cards until we understand the brief. It's a better use of everyone's time.