Shares & Derivatives
Jaya Holdings – Cathay Asset Management (a subsidary of Deutche Bank) buys controlling block and triggers General offer at S$0.48
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  February 14, 2011
The Jaya Holdings shareholder saga continues.  Over the weekend Cathay Asset Management announced that it had purchased the 54.7% stake in Jaya Holdings from NOS )Nautical Offshore Services and each of Mr.Cosimo Borrelli and Mr. Jason Kardachi of Borelli Walsh Pte Limited (in their capacity as joint and several receivers) for S$202.6mn or about S$0.48 per share.  This triggered a mandatory unconditional cash offer for the remaining shares at the same price. Please see theOffer document. There has been talk of this block being for sale since the middle of 2010 but the asking price was always higher.  The main difficulty had always been that any buyer would have to make a general offer for the rest.......
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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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