frasers hospitality trust

THE LEVEL GROUND

Owning luxury hotels is tough but can be richly rewarding for patient capital

Jardine Matheson and Frasers Property could gain from hotel ownership over the long term

The trust scheme for the privatisation of FHT is expected to become effective on Sep 23.

Frasers Hospitality Trust to suspend trading on Sep 12, expected to delist on Oct 6

Payment for the scheme consideration to eligible securityholders is set to be made on or around Sep 30

This is the second time in three years that Frasers Property has attempted to privatise the stapled group.

Second attempt to privatise FHT succeeds with 99.2% of units represented in favour

The offer price, which values the trust at S$1.37 billion, implies a premium of 11% over its NAV

The Singapore dollar’s appreciation against major currencies likely dampened inbound travel demand, the trust manager said.

RevPAR is mixed across Frasers Hospitality Trust’s markets in Q3

RevPAR in Singapore falls by the most, 5.6%, among FHT’s five key markets, while that in Japan jumps 17.6%

The scheme will require approvals from a majority of stapled securityholders whose collective holdings of stapled securities represent a minimum of 75% of the value of all stapled securities.

Frasers Hospitality Trust’s proposed privatisation by sponsor gets SGX in-principle approval

SGX-ST has ‘no objection’ to FHT’s application to delist from the official list of the bourse

Jason Leong heads investment and asset management at Frasers Hospitality, which manages more than 100 properties over 20 countries, largely in the Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Frasers Hospitality’s Tokyo debut part of growth strategy to expand to business gateway cities 

Frasers Hospitality, which has built its brand on longer-stay assets, also works at curating experiences for such guests

Launched in June 2025, Yotel Tokyo Ginza is Frasers Hospitality’s first investment and development project in Japan.

Japan still a draw as Singapore property players look beyond Tokyo

Capital inflows are from investors that entered the market in recent years, rather than newcomers

What is the future for Singapore’s Reit sector?

BT Mark to Market: From public to private - Reit delistings in Singapore

Paragon Reit has gone private, and FHT might soon follow. Senior correspondent Ben Paul explains why this is happening, and what it means for the S-Reit sector.

Private funds may trump the local listed space for holding hospitality assets.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Frasers Property’s bid to privatise Frasers Hospitality Trust does nothing for the property group’s minorities

Undervalued Frasers Property needs an effective plan on how to hold hospitality assets

The offer price of S$0.71 per stapled security for FHT implies a total return of 27.8 per cent since its initial public offering in 2014.
MARK TO MARKET

Will more S-Reits soon exit the local market?

FHT is going private to unlock value for investors; Paragon Reit is doing it to facilitate a major AEI at its flagship property