SINGAPORE (May 6): A consortium of investors led by Singapore-listed Perennial Real Estate Holdings announced on May 6 that they are selling a 50% stake in AXA Tower for and transferring 50% of the outstanding loan, to Alibaba Singapore, a subsidiary of the NYSE-listed Chinese e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group Holdings.
The deal is based on a property purchase price of S$1.68 billion for AXA Tower. JLL was the advisor to Alibaba Singapore on the deal, which is expected to be completed by end June 2020.
The Perennial-led consortium has in turn, transferred the remaining 50% equity stake in AXA Tower and the remaining 50% outstanding loan to a new entity, PRE13.
Other investors in the Perennial-led consortium include HPRY, a wholly-owned investment company of Kuok Khoon Hong, group chairman and CEO of...(click on link for full story on theedgesingapore.com)
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