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Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments to acquire MoneySmart at raised price tag of S$221.5m

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Yong Hui Ting

Yong Hui Ting

Published Fri, Nov 4, 2022 · 02:51 PM
    • The new acquisition will result in a reverse takeover of APS.
    • The new acquisition will result in a reverse takeover of APS. PHOTO: YONG HUI TING, BT

    HOTEL operator Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments (APS) on Friday (Nov 4) proposed to acquire Catapult Ventures, which owns personal financial marketplace MoneySmart, for a raised price tag of S$221.5 million.

    APS said the new consideration was arrived at after an arm’s length negotiation and after agreeing to take into account an independent valuation of Catapult Ventures, which is to be completed before the acquisition.

    The new valuation is roughly 75 per cent above MoneySmart’s estimated value after its last funding round in 2019, at US$89.9 million according to data platform VentureCap Insights.

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