Malaysia's 12th richest man's takeover bid of MWE falls through


Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd MD Datuk Lau Kim Khoon Surin Upatkoon

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Surin Upatkoon’s (pic) investment vehicle Pinjaya Sdn Bhd’s plan to privatise its 31.14%-owned MWE Holdings Bhd has lapsed, annulling the earlier RM391.4mil offer by Pinjaya to take the company private.

The non-interested directors of MWE had on Wednesday requested for a further one month to deliberate on the takeover offer from Surin, also an MWE board member, via his investment vehicle Pinjaya, but the request was declined by Pinjaya yesterday.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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