Bursa Malaysia

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Sunway Medical Centre is a private hospital under Sunway Healthcare. The healthcare arm of Sunway Group priced its IPO at RM1.45 per share.

Sunway Healthcare jumps 27.6% on Bursa debut in Malaysia’s biggest IPO in nine years

It has raised RM3.3 billion from its base offering and overallotment option

As the offer is predominantly in shares, accepting IJM shareholders will not realise the immediate value in cash, says the independent adviser.

Malaysia’s IJM board recommends rejection of Sunway’s ‘not fair and not reasonable’ takeover offer

Independent adviser M&A Securities says the offer price represents a 46.1-51.4% discount to IJM shares’ estimated value

The pricing values Sunway Healthcare at RM16.7 billion, with the company’s shares scheduled to commence trading on Mar 18.

Sunway Healthcare sets final price for RM2.86 billion IPO, Malaysia’s largest in nine years 

The IPO includes 1.97 billion shares priced at RM1.45 apiece for institutional and retail investors

From Apr 6, Bursa Malaysia will distinguish between large and small investors using nominee structures.

Bursa Malaysia to re-classify investor types after calls for transparency

The changes come about a month after index provider MSCI warned neighbouring Indonesia

Sunway Healthcare's IPO would involve 1.97 billion shares, including 575 million new shares and 1.39 billion shares from existing investors issued to retail and institutional investors.

Malaysia’s Sunway Healthcare hires six banks as IPO underwriters

Sunway plans to use the proceeds from the offering primarily to support the expansion of existing hospitals

Burse Malaysia CEO Fad’l Mohamed expects some large listings to come through in the technology space in 2026 and beyond, with "very strong" interest by foreign companies to list in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia to focus on larger IPOs in 2026, bourse chief says

A priority is to ‘build market vibrancy through various means’, he adds

Bursa Malaysia's securities trading revenue is down nearly 20% on the back of lower daily trading volumes amid heightened global uncertainty.

Bursa Malaysia pivots to larger IPOs as it plays down MSCI-related risks

The exchange’s Q4 net profit is down 11.7% at RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment

The Straits Times Index ended the year at 4,646.21, about 0.2% down.  

2025’s winners and laggards: STI posts best gains in years; South Korea, Vietnam outshine regional peers

The Straits Times Index turns in its strongest performance in at least four years, with a total return of 22.7% in 2025

The benchmark index FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is expected to end 2025 largely flat, lagging regional peers.
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