SUBSCRIBERS

Shareholders of Alita Resources seek answers amid 'forced takeover'

About 100 of them are said to be fighting the takeover of their shares by a Chinese entity acquiring Alita's assets

Published Thu, Jan 23, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SHAREHOLDERS of Alita Resources, formerly Alliance Mineral Assets, will see their investments go to zero, as Chinese interests seize control of the insolvent lithium miner.

But many questions have been left unaddressed as the Singapore-listed firm moves quickly to cut shareholders out of the picture - and some of these shareholders are mounting an effort to oppose the process.

One big question is whether Alita's board of directors may have breached continuous-disclosure requirements in the months before the firm ran out of cash.

Alita shares have been suspended from trading sin…

KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE

BT is now on Telegram!

For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to  t.me/BizTimes

Companies & Markets

SUPPORT SOUTH-EAST ASIA'S LEADING FINANCIAL DAILY

Get the latest coverage and full access to all BT premium content.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Browse corporate subscription here