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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Nz (MCK NZ)

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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/millennium-copthorne-hotels-nz-ltd">Millennium &amp; Copthorne Hotels Nz</a> (MCK) is a major hotel owner-operator in New Zealand with a secondary focus on real estate development through its majority stake in CDL Investments New Zealand.</li>
 <li>The company exhibits a mixed financial profile with recent strong revenue growth driven by its hotel operations, but a history of volatile profitability and weak free cash flow generation.</li>
 <li>Valuation appears potentially attractive on a price-to-book basis, trading below its net asset backing per share; however, the company's growth track record for earnings and dividends has been poor over the long term.</li>
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Millennium &amp; Copthorne Hotels Nz (MCK) is a major hotel owner-operator in New Zealand with a secondary focus on real estate development through its majority stake in CDL Investments New Zealand.
  The company exhibits a mixed financial profile with recent strong revenue growth driven by its hotel operations, but a history of volatile profitability and weak free cash flow generation.
  Valuation appears potentially attractive on a price-to-book basis, trading below its net asset backing per share; however, the company's growth track record for earnings and dividends has been poor over the long term.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Nz (MCK NZ) - Aug 2026

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Nz / Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 20th January, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/millennium-copthorne-hotels-nz-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5040:1" rel="noopener">Millennium &amp; Copthorne (MCK NZ)</a>, a Kiwi hotel chain, announced that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/city-developments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:57:1" rel="noopener">City Developments (CIT SP)</a>, its controlling shareholder, made an Offer for shares not held.</li>
<li>City Dev offered NZ$2.25/share (not final), a 25% premium to last close. City held 75.86% and the Offer was (initially) conditional on a 90% holding, including shares currently held.</li>
<li>The independent advisor recommended shareholders NOT accept the Offer, with a fair value range of NZ$4.40-NZ$5.00/share. City Dev has blinked, and <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/1.MCHNZ-Takeover_offer_update.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=841953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bumped</a> terms 24.4% to NZ$2.80/share - best and final.
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Back on the 20th January, Millennium &amp; Copthorne (MCK NZ), a Kiwi hotel chain, announced that City Developments (CIT SP), its controlling shareholder, made an Offer for shares not held.
City Dev offered NZ$2.25/share (not final), a 25% premium to last close. City held 75.86% and the Offer was (initially) conditional on a 90% holding, including shares currently held.
The independent advisor recommended shareholders NOT accept the Offer, with a fair value range of NZ$4.40-NZ$5.00/share. City Dev has blinked, and bumped terms 24.4% to NZ$2.80/share - best and final.



M & C Hotels (MCK NZ): City Dev Blinks & Bumps

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<li>Cuscaden Peak, the sponsor of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paragon-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)</a> and 61.5% shareholder, has offered S$0.98/unit, in cash; or S$1.003/unit, a 7% premium to NAV, when including FY24's S$0.0233/unit cash distribution.</li>
<li>The Offer is by way of a Scheme. The Offer price has NOT been declared final. A switch option into a voluntary Offer is afforded should a competing Offer emerge.</li>
<li>Looks pretty clean. Assuming mid-late May payment, pay up to S$0.97/share for a 4%/15% gross/annualised spread. It may trade tighter given the early distribution payment.</li>
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Cuscaden Peak, the sponsor of Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP) and 61.5% shareholder, has offered S$0.98/unit, in cash; or S$1.003/unit, a 7% premium to NAV, when including FY24's S$0.0233/unit cash distribution.
The Offer is by way of a Scheme. The Offer price has NOT been declared final. A switch option into a voluntary Offer is afforded should a competing Offer emerge.
Looks pretty clean. Assuming mid-late May payment, pay up to S$0.97/share for a 4%/15% gross/annualised spread. It may trade tighter given the early distribution payment.


Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)'s Privatisation Offer

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul class=""><li>Lodging in Singapore underperforms in 2017, with value sales of SGD4.9 billon representing a 2% fall from the previous year</li></ul><ul><li>A glut of new hotel rooms and unfavourable regulations have adversely affected sales of hotels and short-term rentals</li></ul><ul><li>Lodging is expected to recover in the long run, but will achieve only a marginal value CAGR at constant 2017 prices over the forecast period, and reach SGD5.0 billion in 2022</li></ul>

Lodging in Singapore underperforms in 2017, with value sales of SGD4.9 billon representing a 2% fall from the previous yearA glut of new hotel rooms and unfavourable regulations have adversely affected sales of hotels and short-term rentalsLodging is expected to recover in the long run, but will achieve only a marginal value CAGR at constant 2017 prices over the forecast period, and reach SGD5.0 billion in 2022

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd / Event-Driven

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (SOL AU)

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<li>I tally 44 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma.</li>
<li>Two new deal were discussed on Smartkarma this week: the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/washington-h-soul-pattinson-and-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6054:1" rel="noopener">Washington H. Soul Pattinson  (SOL AU)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brickworks-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2726:1" rel="noopener">Brickworks Ltd (BKW AU)</a>merger; and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-eastern-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13993:1" rel="noopener">Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP)</a>'s Exit Offer. </li>
<li>Key updates/news took place on: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/spartan-resources-ltd-australi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1818:1" rel="noopener">Spartan Resources (SPR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pointsbet-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29102:1" rel="noopener">PointsBet Holdings (PBH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR Group (1821 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tam-jai-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34227:1" rel="noopener">Tam Jai International (2217 HK)</a>.</li>
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I tally 44 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma.
Two new deal were discussed on Smartkarma this week: the Washington H. Soul Pattinson  (SOL AU) / Brickworks Ltd (BKW AU)merger; and Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP)'s Exit Offer. 
Key updates/news took place on: Spartan Resources (SPR AU), PointsBet Holdings (PBH AU), ESR Group (1821 HK), and Tam Jai International (2217 HK).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Soul Patts/ Brickworks, Spartan Resources, PointsBet, ESR Group, Tam Jai

New Zealand

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited is involved in the ownership and operation of hotels in New Zealand and Australia.  The Company also is involved in the purchasing and development of real estate in New Zealand.

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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Nz (MCK NZ)

Primer: Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Nz (MCK NZ) - Aug 2026

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Looks pretty clean. A 7% premium to NAV and a roughly two-year high. If payment on or around late May, I'd pay up to S$0.97/share for a gross...

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Lodging in Singapore

Lodging in Singapore underperforms in 2017, with value sales of SGD4.9 billon representing a 2% fall from the previous yearA glut of new hotel...

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(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Soul Patts/ Brickworks, Spartan Resources, PointsBet, ESR Group, Tam Jai

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

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