With the acquisition, the size of Capitaland will become Bigger and I believe the bigger size will always be viewed by some as better. But as a balanced perspective, while Capitaland has bought over Ascendas-Singbridge assets, Capitaland also buys over the liabilities of Ascendas-Singbridge. And the larger liabilities associated with a larger portfolio may not always be good especially when the markets turn south.
I am not a shareholder of Capitaland but if I were, I would prefer Capitaland to be lean or stay the current size so that it would better navigate any vagaries of the global economy. Join the emailing list to receive regular Financial and Singapore stocks newsletters too! Like" me on Singapore Stocks Investing Facebook page to receive all posts on your Facebook as well as read more articles. Follow me on Twitter too.
