Daily BriefsSingapore

Singapore: Mapletree Commercial Trust and more

In today’s briefing:

  • MCT and MNACT Merger – Against Expectations, Could MCT Be a Net Beneficiary?

MCT and MNACT Merger – Against Expectations, Could MCT Be a Net Beneficiary?

By Jason Yap, CFA

  • On 31 December 2021, MCT and MNACT announced a SGD4.2 billion merger transaction 
  • The prevailing sentiment is that MNACT unitholders get a better deal than MCT unitholders, as reflected in the share price and Moody’s review of MCT’s issuer rating for downgrade
  • In this Insight, we play the the devil’s advocate and highlight how this merger results in a net benefit to MCT’s unitholders

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