Investment Summary

Temasek Holdings Invests In A.S. Watson

On March 21, 2014, sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings invested in retailer A.S. Watson

Investment Highlights
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 2nd transaction in China.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-03-21
Target A.S. Watson
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Temasek Holdings
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

A.S. Watson

Hong Kong, China
A.S. Watson is an operator of retail chains specializing in health, beauty, and lifestyle products. A.S. Watson is based in Hong Kong, China.

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Investor

Temasek Holdings

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Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 434.0B SGD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Temasek Holdings is a state-owned investment holding company. Temasek is owned by the government of Singapore and invests directly and indirectly in a broad range of assets and sectors. Target sectors include financial services, telecommunications, media, technology, transportation, industrials, life science, consumer, real estate, energy, and resources. Temasek was formed in 1974 and is based in Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 50
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 14
Country: China M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 3
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