Daily BriefsSingapore

Daily Brief Singapore: CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, SGX Rubber Future TSR20, Amara Holdings and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Capitaland Ascendas REIT Placement: DPU and NAV Accretive
  • Supply Squeeze Drives Up Indian Latex Prices, Sheet Range Bound
  • Amara (AMA SP): Trading At Terms. Will Be Suspended At Offer Close. Tender/Sell – Or Avoid


Capitaland Ascendas REIT Placement: DPU and NAV Accretive

By Nicholas Tan

  • CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR SP)  is looking to raise at least S$500M in a private placement, to fund the acquisition of some valuable properties. 
  • These acquisitions will expand the firm’s portfolio exposure to Singapore and data centers.
  • In this note, we comment on the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.

Supply Squeeze Drives Up Indian Latex Prices, Sheet Range Bound

By Vinod Nedumudy

  • Field latex cross INR 200 (US$2.34) mark, sheet still short of it  
  • Over 40% of smallholders complete rainguarding as rains set in  
  • Compound rubber import worries farmers, traders  

Amara (AMA SP): Trading At Terms. Will Be Suspended At Offer Close. Tender/Sell – Or Avoid

By David Blennerhassett

  • Back on the 28 April, Amara (AMA SP), a property/hotel play,  announced a best-and-final conditional S$0.895/share Offer, a 27% to undisturbed and a lifetime high, from the controlling Teo family.
  • This was the Family’s second attempt to take Amara private after its November 2023 best-and-final unconditional Offer at S$0.60/share as discussed in Amara (AMA SP): Teo Family’s Lifetime High Offer.
  • The Offeree circ is now out. The IFA says fair & reasonable. The Offer closes on the 10th June – no extension. The Offer is unconditional in all respects. 

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