silverlake axis

Silverlake Axis to delist after close of voluntary unconditional offer

Offeror E2I will compulsorily acquire all the shares of shareholders who have not accepted the offer

SGX requires companies to ensure that at least 10 per cent of their total number of shares are held in public hands, a rule also known as the free-float requirement.

Silverlake Axis loses free float, likely to delist

It has obtained more than 90% valid acceptances to privatise

The two-week extension of the offer closing date comes as the total number of shares held by E2I, its concert parties and valid acceptances reached 84.17 per cent of Silverlake Axis’ total number of issued shares as at 6 pm on Thursday (Oct 3)

Closing date for Silverlake Axis offer extended to Oct 21 

The offeror E2I notes that the consideration is final and does not intend to increase the offer price

The offer for Silverlake Axis remains open for acceptance until 5.30 pm on Oct 7, unless a later date is announced by E2I.

Offeror says Silverlake Axis privatisation bid is final with no price increase

E2I says its offer is an opportunity for shareholders who may find it difficult to exit due to low trading liquidity

Silverlake Axis is a leading player in the enterprise technology sector in South-east Asia, serving 40 per cent of the top 20 largest banks in the region.
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Silverlake Axis should ask IFA to push the boundaries in assessing take-private offer

This will underscore the board’s independence on the matter, and signal its confidence in the value creation capacity of the company

In a bourse filing on Monday, Silverlake Axis said the IFA will advise the directors of the company who are considered to be independent.

Silverlake Axis appoints PrimePartners as IFA for privatisation offer

The proposed deal aims to take the company private at S$0.36 in cash per share

Silverlake Axis' share price is at levels not seen since February 2023.

Silverlake Axis jumps 23.3% on privatisation offer

After calling for a trading halt on Monday, the company announced it had received a voluntary unconditional offer to privatise at S$0.36 in cash per share

Shareholders may also choose to receive a combination of S$0.30 per share in cash, together with one new redeemable preference share in the capital of the offeror, E2I, for each offer share.

Silverlake Axis receives privatisation offer with S$0.36 per share cash option

Offeror says this is an opportunity for shareholders who may find it difficult to exit their investment in the company due to low trading liquidity

CGS International is downgrading its call on Silverlake Axis to "hold" on declining gross profit margins and rising operating expenditure.

Brokers’ take: CGS downgrades Silverlake Axis to ‘hold’ as opex rises

CGS International has reduced its call on Silverlake Axis to “hold” from “add” with a lower price target of S$0.31 versus S$0.36 previously, as it anticipates the group’s operating expenditure (opex) ...

Silverlake Axis CEO Andrew Tan, who will be stepping down in January 2025. The group's revenue for the first half of FY2024 rose by 1 per cent.

Silverlake Axis half-year profit down 11% despite revenue increase

ENTERPRISE technology, software and services company Silverlake Axis (SAL) posted a net profit of RM88.6 million (S$25 million) for the six months ended Dec 31, 2023, down 11 per cent from RM99.3 mill...