There has really been a lot of interest in potential stocks which could be privatised, delisted, acquired or merged. Nowadays, when I read the investment sections of the newspapers, stocks-related forums, the topics of discussion are always the next potential stocks for privatisation, mergers, delisting and acquisition. Let us trace back to what really caused the renewal in interest of the above? In my opinion, this whole interest was really sparked by Noble Group’s sales of its agricultural unit to a Chinese firm. Following this, Temasek bought over Olam and then there are two noteworthy privatisation or acquisition in Capitaland and Wheelock Properties. If we are to examine the above transactions, it is quite easy to note that all this privatisation, mergers, acquisitions, delisting (ooh, so many terms) apply to stocks in the commodities and properties sectors. These are not really surprising to me, as property stocks and commodities stocks ......