Summary
THE recent mega merger plantation announcement between the big three players, namely, Sime Darby Bhd, Golden Hope Plantations Bhd and Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, has definitely created waves in the investment community besides raising some serious questions.
One pertinent question, like in any other merger exercise, is whether the rights of minority interest will be protected.See the full content of this document
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Mega Merger Poser
Industry players say that by virtue of the merger being initiated by a third party, ie, CIMB Bhd, the majority shareholder, Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), would not have to abstain from voting on the merger, as it is not deemed to have a vested interest in the merger.
In short, industry observers say this conveniently relie...See the full content of this document
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