Khoo Kay Peng-controlled firms buck trend to record hefty gains
Kuala Lumpur
ASSET monetisation to pay off a divorce settlement or the latest rotational play?
These were the questions being asked after companies controlled by tycoon Khoo Kay Peng saw brisk trade on Tuesday, one theory being a corporate exercise might be in the offing after a UK court last week ordered him to settle divorce proceedings by paying his former wife Pauline Chai £64 million (S$111.5 million) made up of cash and property.
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