Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012

Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. (LJ3.SG) may sell two of its properties--the Mandarin Orchard Singapore hotel and Mandarin Gallery shopping mall--after giving a potential buyer exclusivity in performing due diligence for the potential deal, the Business Times reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources.

Mandarin Orchard Singapore was valued at 1.18 billion Singapore dollars (US$963 million) at the end of 2011, while Mandarin Gallery was valued at S$520 million, the newspaper said.

U.S. property fund manager Pramerica may be partnering the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to make a bid for the properties, the Business Times said, citing unnamed sources.

Full story: http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/top-stories/sale-offing-mandarin-hotel-and-gallery-20120919

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