Other than M&A activities, other financing activities have also started to gain some traction going well into next year based on a healthy pipeline of IPOs, additional share placements and rights issue exercises. From the period 1st October 2014 to 1st October 2015, the Singapore Stock Exchange’s (“SGX”) Main board and Catalist board have both […]

Many corporate advisors are citing increasing merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activities in privatisations and reverse take-overs (“RTO”) due to better valuation and more realistic expectations. During the past 12 months, the total size of company takeovers stands at a staggering S$3.9 billion while a single privatisation deal accounted for S$186 million in the same period. […]

1) IR Survey findings: Introduction The Straits Times Index (“STI”) has plunged more than 20% since hitting this year’s peak in April. Recently, the benchmark index has also broken its critical 3-year support level of 2,800 points. Global uncertainties have contributed to many analysts expecting further weakness in the STI and turnover volumes to taper […]

Analysts and fund managers see many interesting investment ideas in the market but a good presentation may be the deciding factor for them to cover or buy shares of the company. Often, I see experienced management teams delivering lengthy presentations or shared more than they should to investors at briefings. They are not at fault […]

When it comes to investor relations (IR), it is always a debatable topic if it is a profession that is science or art-centric. Given the amount of financial figures our consultants crunch during the quarterly earnings season, it is hardly fair to disregard our flair for art as we craft investment thesis and carefully establish […]