Investing in tech startup, Temasek likely to book record S$300 billion.
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is likely to book a record S$300 billion for the value of its portfolio, powered by gains in DBS Group Ltd and Chinese banks, while it steps up investment in tech startups.
At the same time, Temasek is swooping in on opportunistic purchases with its stake buy in Swiss-based airline caterer Gategroup Holding AG, weeks after an announced move to buy into Hainan Airlines Holding Co Ltd. Both firms are part of China’s debt-saddled HNA Group Co Ltd, which has been selling part of its holdings.
Analysts estimate Temasek, the top investor in about a third of companies in Singapore’s Straits Times index, to report a net portfolio value of about S$300 billion for the year ended March 31, up roughly 9 per cent versus a nearly 14 per cent increase to S$275 billion a year earlier.
