MCT-MNACT merger makes most sense when viewed from perspective of Mapletree Investments
Unitholders of MCT should vote against the deal, unitholders of MNACT should sell, and everyone should realise Reit mergers are really about the sponsors
AFTER digesting the proposed merger of Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) over the past week, the verdict from the market seems clear: MCT has lost 8.5 per cent of its market value while MNACT has slipped 1.8 per cent.
As I see it, the implications of this thumbs-down from the market are 3-fold:
Unitholders of MCT should vote against the merger.
Unitholders of MNACT should sell their holdings in the market to take advantage of MNACT's elevated but falling unit price.
Mapletree Investments - the sponsor group behind MCT and MNACT - should prepare to address concerns that the merger prioritises its own interests over those of investors who have been supporting its capital management platforms.
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