Sustainable Research Collaboration to Benefit Malaysia’s Palm Biomass

SEMENYIH, November 13, 2014 ­– With a view to contributing to the sustainable development of the nation’s biomass sector, a signing ceremony recently took place to commemorate a successful triple-helix collaboration across academia, industry and Government. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), Eureka Synergy Sdn Bhd and…

Boustead Strengthens Property Division Via Acquisition of London Hotel

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24, 2014 – With a view to expanding its stable of properties beyond Malaysian shores, Boustead Holdings Berhad (BHB) today announced the proposed acquisition of Hyde Park Hotel situated in London, the United Kingdom. The total purchase consideration is RM138,975,000, equivalent to GBP25,500,000,which was reached on a willing-seller-willing-buyer basis. BHB has entered…

Retail Portion Oversubscribed by 6 Times For Boustead Plantations IPO

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16, 2014 – The initial public offering (IPO) of Boustead Plantations Berhad (BPB) received a strong response from investors, with its retail tranche for the Malaysian public being oversubscribed by 6 times. The IPO received 30,787 applications for 448 million shares valued at RM717 million from the Malaysian public. BPB’s institutional offering…