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The Singapore Exchange-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) that holds Orchard Road’s The Paragon mall has received a $2.78 billion buyout offer from its major shareholder. Cuscaden Peak Investments – formerly Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) – proposed to privatise and delist Paragon Reit by way of a trust scheme of arrangement, they jointly announced on Feb 11. Paragon Reit currently owns Paragon mall, which accounts for 72 per cent of the Reit’s value, as well as The Clementi Mall and South Australia’s Westfield Marion Shopping Centre." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-1 pr-4"><h3 class="my-1 _title_d4ajx_12 text-base" data-testid="title_link_5879398"><a class="inherit word-break hover:underline text-gray-850" rel="noopener" title="Paragon Reit appoints PrimePartners as IFA for privatisation offer" href="/companies-markets/paragon-reit-appoints-primepartners-ifa-privatisation-offer" target="_blank"><span class="inline-block hover:underline">Paragon Reit appoints PrimePartners as IFA for privatisation offer</span></a></h3><div class="mt-auto"><div class="_createTime_d4ajx_101 truncate uppercase" data-testid="create-time-component"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="story border-b border-gray-175 py-3"><div data-testid="basic-card" data-cueid="5874303" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start"><div class="relative flex order-2 flex-shrink-0 w-1/4"><div class="flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-250 w-full"><div class="w-full" style="position:relative"><a rel="noopener" href="/companies-markets/transport-logistics/lta-work-sbs-transit-and-smrt-probe-recent-train-delays" target="_blank"><picture><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8e1d2289b8b083369c99b7b3e6c30c641d39e9e3e84059bb2bb3bff277aad62e?w=900&h=600&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8e1d2289b8b083369c99b7b3e6c30c641d39e9e3e84059bb2bb3bff277aad62e?w=600&h=400&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8e1d2289b8b083369c99b7b3e6c30c641d39e9e3e84059bb2bb3bff277aad62e?w=300&h=200&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8e1d2289b8b083369c99b7b3e6c30c641d39e9e3e84059bb2bb3bff277aad62e?q=20&w=3&h=2&f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Commuters at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station of the NEL line, at 8.10am Train services on NEL delayed due to signalling fault in Buangkok on the morning of Feb 10. In a tweet at 7.11am, SBS transit, the public transport operator said commuters can expect an additional 20 minutes for their morning commute." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-1 pr-4"><h3 class="my-1 _title_d4ajx_12 text-base" data-testid="title_link_5874303"><a class="inherit word-break hover:underline text-gray-850" rel="noopener" title="LTA to work with SBS Transit and SMRT in probe into recent train delays" href="/companies-markets/transport-logistics/lta-work-sbs-transit-and-smrt-probe-recent-train-delays" target="_blank"><span class="inline-block hover:underline">LTA to work with SBS Transit and SMRT in probe into recent train delays</span></a></h3><div class="mt-auto"><div class="_createTime_d4ajx_101 truncate uppercase" data-testid="create-time-component"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="story border-b border-gray-175 py-3"><div data-testid="basic-card" data-cueid="5873642" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start"><div class="relative flex order-2 flex-shrink-0 w-1/4"><div class="flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-250 w-full"><div class="w-full" style="position:relative"><a rel="noopener" href="/companies-markets/civmecs-h1-fy2025-net-profit-falls-16-9-26-5-million" target="_blank"><picture><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bf4f531781787f7eaabe8f2c9a870bd4bd3f93a0599af343240695beab785662?w=900&h=600&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bf4f531781787f7eaabe8f2c9a870bd4bd3f93a0599af343240695beab785662?w=600&h=400&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bf4f531781787f7eaabe8f2c9a870bd4bd3f93a0599af343240695beab785662?w=300&h=200&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bf4f531781787f7eaabe8f2c9a870bd4bd3f93a0599af343240695beab785662?q=20&w=3&h=2&f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Civmec’s newly completed assembly and sustainment facility at Henderson in Western Australia." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-1 pr-4"><h3 class="my-1 _title_d4ajx_12 text-base" data-testid="title_link_5873642"><a class="inherit word-break hover:underline text-gray-850" rel="noopener" title="Civmec’s H1 FY2025 net profit falls 16.9% to A$26.5 million" href="/companies-markets/civmecs-h1-fy2025-net-profit-falls-16-9-26-5-million" target="_blank"><span class="inline-block hover:underline">Civmec’s H1 FY2025 net profit falls 16.9% to A$26.5 million</span></a></h3><div class="mt-auto"><div class="_createTime_d4ajx_101 truncate uppercase" data-testid="create-time-component"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="story border-b border-gray-175 py-3"><div data-testid="basic-card" data-cueid="5869300" class="relative flex flex-wrap items-start"><div class="relative flex order-2 flex-shrink-0 w-1/4"><div class="flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-250 w-full"><div class="w-full" style="position:relative"><a rel="noopener" href="/companies-markets/thomson-medical-incurs-net-loss-s12-9-million-h1-2025" target="_blank"><picture><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/b282412f59b6a6c1142b4aa98fc435cd16af3629f542a84df40ed04eabdc252b?w=900&h=600&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/b282412f59b6a6c1142b4aa98fc435cd16af3629f542a84df40ed04eabdc252b?w=600&h=400&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/b282412f59b6a6c1142b4aa98fc435cd16af3629f542a84df40ed04eabdc252b?w=300&h=200&dpr=1&f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/b282412f59b6a6c1142b4aa98fc435cd16af3629f542a84df40ed04eabdc252b?q=20&w=3&h=2&f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Facade of Thomson Medical Centre on Aug 29, 2022. 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