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CapitaCommercial Trust seen buying rest of CapitaGreen in 2H2016
By Frankie Ho / theedgemarkets.com | March 24, 2015 : 5:04 PM MYT
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SINGAPORE (March 24): CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) could acquire the rest of CapitaGreen, a 40-storey prime office building in Singapore's central business district, it does not already own in 2H2016 for about $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion, according to UOB Kay Hian.
The property, located at 138 Market Street, is jointly developed by CCT, CapitaLand and Mitsubishi Estate Asia, and has a net lettable area of about 700,000 sq ft. CCT has a 40% stake in the project.
"We believe management is looking to balance income accretion (minimal in 2015) and overall office valuations (higher signing rents could spur an uptick in CapitaGreen’s valuations)," UOB Kay Hian analysts Vikrant Pandey and Derek Chang wrote in a note today.
"Our visit to the recently-completed CapitaGreen reinforces our view of its role as a key growth driver for CapitaCommercial Trust," they said.
"With pre-commitment at levels near 70%, leasing enquiries remain strong, particularly from non-traditional players."
These include companies in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.
Based on a gearing limit of 40%, CCT can borrow $1.2 billion to fund the acquisition, they said.
UOB Kay Hian has a "buy" call and $2.06 price target on CCT.
CCT shares were up 0.6% at $1.755.
Huat ah!! Normally before such mkt actions.. Price will move very high

