If successful it will be the Philippines largest offering this year

Genting and Alliance Global to proceed with a us$ 500 million Manila casino IPO

2013-06-24
Reading time 49 seg
(Philippines).- Malaysian gambling tycoon Lim Kok Thay and his billionaire Filipino business partner Andrew Tan are testing investor appetite for a us$ 500 million IPO of their Resorts World Manila casino. A decision to proceed with the IPO will be made in a week, a person with knowledge of the deal said last Wednesday. If successful it will be the Philippines largest offering this year, people with knowledge of the deal added.

Genting Hong Kong and Tan's Alliance Global Group operate casino and entertainment complex Resorts World Manila through equal joint venture Travellers International Hotel Group. Travellers International filed a draft prospectus for an IPO last month.

Listing Resorts World Manila will help fund more casinos by Tan and Chairman and CEO of Malaysia's Genting Mr. Lim. These include the us$ 1.1 billion Resorts World Bayshore being built by Travellers International Hotel Group. Travellers operates Resorts World Manila, which opened in August 2009 and comprises three hotels, a shopping mall, cinemas and a performing-arts theater.

The Philippines equities market has suffered losses recently as foreign investors dumped shares expecting the US Federal Reserve to start tapering its bond buying. Stocks in the first two weeks of June were down 11.1% but year-to-date as of Tuesday's close the index is up 12.2%.

Related topics:
Leave your comment
Subscribe to our newsletter
Enter your email to receive the latest news
By entering your email address, you agree to Yogonet's Terms of use and Privacy Policies. You understand Yogonet may use your address to send updates and marketing emails. Use the Unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time.
Unsubscribe
EVENTS CALENDAR