Posts by Liam Redmond
The 6 emotional patterns that predict which founders survive the chaos
[ad_1] There is a moment in almost every founder’s journey when the chaos stops feeling exciting and starts feeling personal. Revenue dips. A key hire quits. A launch flops. Investors go quiet. Suddenly it is not just a business problem. It feels like a referendum on you. I have watched early-stage founders navigate pivots, missed…
Read MoreWhy Celebrity Investors Should Drink The Product
[ad_1] I’ve spent years building brands with celebrities circling the table. Managers and agents often repeat the same advice to their clients: don’t put in cash, get everything in kind. That playbook protects them, but it also keeps them distant. My view is simple: the only thing that moves a celebrity from swag to stake…
Read MoreOUE to book net loss for FY2025 on China exposure, impairment loss
[ad_1] It owns 29.07% of an investee company whose business is adversely impacted by the slowdown of the property market in China [SINGAPORE] OUE is expected to book a net loss for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025, said the group in a bourse filing on Friday (Feb 13). The expected losses are mainly…
Read MoreLendlease Global Commercial Reit posts 3.1% increase in H1 DPU to S$0.0185
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The manager of Lendlease Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Friday (Feb 13) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0185 for the first half ended Dec 31, 2025. This was up 3.1 per cent from S$0.018 in the previous corresponding period. The higher DPU in H1 of the 2026 financial…
Read MoreOffer for Low Keng Huat closes with 96.88% valid acceptances
[ad_1] The special-purpose vehicle will exercise its right to compulsorily acquire all remaining shares at the offer price of S$0.78 a share [SINGAPORE] The privatisation offer for construction and property developer Low Keng Huat succeeded on Friday (Feb 13), with valid acceptances representing 96.88 per cent of the total shares. As at the close of…
Read MoreHin Leong liquidator succeeds in High Court bid to wind up Yuantai Fuel Trading
[ad_1] During the Friday morning hearing, the bunker firm did not raise any objections to the order [SINGAPORE] The High Court granted a winding-up order against local bunker firm Yuantai Fuel Trading on Friday (Feb 13). This is the latest development arising from the liquidation of collapsed oil trading giant Hin Leong Trading. The application,…
Read MoreTuck Lee Ice sues for S$500,000 over alleged ‘wrongful’ re-directing of search results
[ad_1] An online search for its name last year would show the results diverted and redirected to Superior Products Asia’s corporate name and website [SINGAPORE] Ice supplier Tuck Lee Ice has sued Superior Products Asia for S$500,000 over alleged passing off, impersonation and misrepresentation through “wrongfully” directing search results and associated online listings to the…
Read MoreSingapore stocks falter on Friday; STI down 1.6%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended lower on Friday (Feb 13), tracking losses on regional indices. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 1.6 per cent or 78.98 points to 4,937.78. Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index nudged down 0.4 per cent or 6.06 points to 1,513.52. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 413…
Read MoreDBS launches zero-remittance-fee payment service to Chinese digital wallet
[ad_1] The bank is also looking to link its DBS PayLah! service to Weixin Pay to further cross-border payments [SINGAPORE] DBS customers looking to transfer money to Chinese e-wallet Weixin Pay accounts without having to pay remittance fees can now do so with a new service by the bank. The cross-border payment service to the…
Read MoreNew MAS-MTI Growth Capital Workgroup aims to close gap between private capital and public listings
[ad_1] Led by Chee Hong Tat, the group includes top executives from GIC, Temasek and DBS, along with public and private sector representatives [SINGAPORE] A newly formed workgroup aimed at enhancing Singapore’s growth capital ecosystem will seek to bridge the gap between private funding and public listings, creating a smoother pipeline from venture capital stage…
Read MoreDeutsche Bank’s private bank eyes hiring push in emerging markets
[ad_1] Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 01:34 PM [SINGAPORE] Deutsche Bank plans to add up to 50 relationship managers in its emerging markets private banking unit this year, said a senior executive, as the European lender seeks to bolster its wealth footprint in the Gulf region and North Asia. Marco Pagliara, head of emerging…
Read MoreChina is snapping up overseas assets again, from Puma to metals
[ad_1] The turnaround is gathering momentum after a prolonged lull that began in the mid to late 2010s [HONG KONG] After Beijing slammed them shut about a decade ago, the gates have flung open again for Chinese firms to go on overseas acquisition sprees. In January alone, the volume of outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A)…
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