Markets & Investing
SUTL to acquire Marina at Keppel Bay for $40m
SUTL to acquire Marina at Keppel Bay for $40m
The deal adds 166 berths, raising total berths to 436.
Frasers Property invests $37.7m in BetterBe marketplace
The investment targets Thailand, Indonesia home-improvement marketplace.
Seatrium, Maersk affiliate settle vessel dispute
The affiliate will pay the remaining balance $463.65m (US$360m) for the wind turbine installation vessel.
Keppel DC REIT secures 10-year lease extension for $350m
The weighted average land lease expiry extends to 25 years.
Investment sales hit $24b in 2025
Residential, commercial, and mixed-use topped investments as of December 2025, PropNex said.
Singapore’s equity revival gains pace with more IPOs expected
Family offices and institutional investors are showing “renewed” interest.
SERT divests Rome office asset for $51.0m
The sale crystallises 32.3% premium, lifts logistics and industrial exposure
Residential makes up 45% of investment sales
The sector accounted for $10.82b as of December 2025, PropNex Research said.
Acrophyte to acquire ESR’s Suntec REIT management stake
Deal aims to deliver sustainable growth for unitholders.
Skylink buys Chuang Li Partners' engineering assets in $1.75m deal
Total consideration includes earnings-linked earn-out
Asian CPFIS funds post double-digit gains in Q3
It grew to 12.11% in SGD for MSCI AC ex Japan in end-Q3 2025.
F&N lift Vinamilk stake via 4.6% stake purchase
It could raise interest from 20.39% to 24.99% in the dairy business.
Aspire secures financial licences across Australia, Europe and US
Eight approvals underpin multi-region expansion
Lendlease Finance accepts $24.8m in SGX-listed notes tender
The accepted tenders represent 9.67% of outstanding notes.
CSE Global secures $160.71m of LNG electrification contracts in US
The contracts cover power distribution and control systems work.
ESR-REIT divests eight assets, cuts leverage to 39.2%
The divested portfolio accounted for 6.9% of net property income.
LMIR Trust sets management fees at 2% of net property income
Fee structure unchanged under new 24-month agreement
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