has entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Copthorne Orchid Hotel & Resort Penang for RM75mil cash.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group said it had purchased the property on behalf of its subsidiary Ivory Utilities Sdn Bhd (IUSB), for the development of a hotel and serviced apartment with an estimated gross development value of about RM410mil. IUSB will be submitting the proposed development plans to the relevant authorities for approval. Therefore, it is too preliminary at this stage to ascertain the total development cost and expected profits to be derived from the proposed development, it said.
The hotel sits on a parcel of freehold land measuring at 2.5 acres, and has ceased operations.
Ivory Properties said it is buying the property on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Ivory Utilities Sdn Bhd. Both Ivory Properties and Copthorne Orchid Penang Sdn Bhd have inked the sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition today, the group’s bourse filing showed.
Copthorne Orchid Penang is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange’s Main Board listed company, City Development Ltd.
Ivory Properties said it plans to develop a hotel and serviced apartments on the land with a gross development value of RM410 million. The development is expected to commence in 2022 and be developed over a span of three to four years.
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AirAsia X Bhd s (AAX) deputy chairman Datuk Lim Kian Onn is spearheading a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to pump in at least RM50 million fresh capital into the low-cost carrier, which is in the midst of negotiating with its creditors for debt and liabilities restructuring.
AAX announced its equity raising plan that entails a cash call to its existing shareholders to raise up to RM300 million plus issue of new shares to new investors to raise an additional RM200 million.