Raffles to sell hotels for $1.45b cash
莱佛士控股今天宣布将以新币$1.45 billion把属下的酒店业务卖给美国地产投资公司 Colony HR Acquisitions LLC。莱佛士控股旗下, 在全球35个城市里拥有15家莱佛士酒店（Raffles Hotels & Resorts）和26家瑞士酒店（Swissotel Hotels & Resorts ）。
这对我来说是件好消息。
我是在莱佛士控股2000年上市时, 以每股 $0.85 来购买3千股。从上市到今天，莱佛士控股的股价从来没涨超过$0.85. 之从在 2004 年中, 莱佛士控股把其资本减少后，其股价都一直在于 $0.50 至 $0.70 的水平之间。
一直来，我都想要放手，但是想到要亏太多，所以都没把它卖掉。
今天早上，当莱佛士控股要把酒店业务卖给美国投资公司的消息传出后，其股价甚至升到$1.01.
根据买卖合约内容，莱佛士控股会把所卖掉后的盈利分回给股东。这次的分红会有每股 $0.35.
哈哈。。 想不到会有这样的一回事。
SINGAPORE – Raffles Holdings will sell its hotel business to US real estate investors Colony HR Acquisitions LLC for $1.45 billion in cash.
Raffles said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange on Monday that the enterprise value of the divestment is $1.72 billion, including debts of $220.7 million and minority interests of $53.4 million.
It said it will gain $605 million from the deal and pay shareholders a special dividend of 40 cents a share.
Raffles is part of Southeast Asia’s largest property group, CapitaLand Ltd and owns 15 Raffles Hotels & Resorts and 26 Swissotel Hotels & Resorts in 35 destination.
It also announced that it will retain its stake in Tincel Properties which owns the Raffles City Complex.
Colony HR Acquisitions LLC is an affiliate of Los Angeles- based Colony Capital LLC.
CapitaLand Chief Executive Liew Mun Leong said in the statement that the sale ‘will unlock a very significant amount of value for Raffles shareholders’ and ‘retain a substantial amount of capital and gearing capacity for re-investment into higher yielding assets for future business growth.’
