Markets & Investing
Mencast Holdings' substantial shareholder disposes 1.6 million shares for $51,213
Mencast Holdings' substantial shareholder disposes 1.6 million shares for $51,213
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The couple’s total interest in the company fell to 5.74% from 6.09%. 
                    
                                        
                    
                First Sponsor raises $244m from oversubscribed rights issue
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It issued the securities for $1.08 piece.
                    
                                        
                    
                Former DBS exec joins Mapletree Industrial Trust board
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Kwok Seat Moey will begin her duties as director on 1 October.
                    
                                        
                    
                PeakBayou proposes $0.07 per share offer for Amos Group
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The offer price is final and will not be increased.
                    
                                        
                    
                Blackpanda raises $8.6m funding for IR-1 cyber solution enhancement
                                                                                                 
                        
                          This brings the company’s total Series A round size to $27.9m.
                    
                                        
                    
                CLINT manager secures $50m sustainability-linked loan
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It secured the loan from the Bank of East Asia
                    
                                        
                    
                Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong to join GIC Board
                                                                                                 
                        
                          He will be part of the board on 1 October.
                    
                                        
                    
                Frasers Hospitality Trust managers tap Benjamin Kuah as CFO
                                                                                                 
                        
                          He began his duties on 25 September.
                    
                                        
                    
                ValueMax raises $15.1m from latest digital securities issuance
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It will be listed on the ADDX digital platform on 25 September.
                    
                                        
                    
                Billionaire clans may fuel Singapore’s future private equity buyout wave
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The city-state’s 1,650 single-family offices are helping drive a private capital rebound.
                    
                                        
                    
                COTD: Singapore deal volume drops 22.5% in 8M24
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Deal activity in the entire APAC region also declined.
                    
                                        
                    
                Brookfield raises $3.1b for clean energy fund
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The fund is supported by ALTÉRRA. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Temasek commits $100m for climate action initiatives
                                                                                                 
                        
                          It aims to help achieve the 1.5 degree climate goal.
                    
                                        
                    
                GIC divests 50% of Westfield Whitford City to JY Group for A$195m
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The acquisition marks JY Group's first joint venture with Scentre Group.
                    
                                        
                    
                ThaiBev to expand F&B business through F&N acquisition via share swap
                                                                                                 
                        
                          ThaiBev has sold its stake in real estate to focus on its F&B business.
                    
                                        
                    
                SGX RegCo sets new standards in sustainability reporting starting FY2025
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Issuers must incorporate the latest international standards into their sustainability report.
                    
                                        
                    
                COTD: Residential sector dominates investor interest in H1 2024
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The GLS Programme boosted sales in the residential sector.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                
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