Singapore
A UNIT of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has thrown its hat into the ring for a government tender to become the managers of Singapore Expo for 10 years from 2019, in a three-cornered fight involving incumbent SingEx Venues and a unit of Singapore entrepreneur Ron Sim's V3 Group.
The Business Times understands that SPH's wholly owned events arm Sphere Exhibits and concert organiser Unusual Development jointly submitted a S$60 million proposal for the 10-year contract for Singapore's largest exhibition venue, which has 108,000 sq m of indoor space.
Sphere has been considering expanding into the venue-management space since 2013.
Sphere Exhibits, which started in 2008, organises 40 exhibitions...