GIC & Temasek investments gone horribly wrong: Merrill Lynch now trading at US$7.75, 16% of Temasek's purchase price of US$48. In other words, Temasek has lost 84% of its Merill investment.
GIC invested in UBS convertible notes when UBS stock price near to US$50. If UBS wants to exercise the option to convert the notes to stock, it must do so within 2 years (only slightly over one year remaining). Now, UBS stock price is US$9.25 per share, more than 80% down from the original "strike" of US$50 per share.
Citigroup is now US$3.87 per share. Guess where Temasek bought them? Hint: Over 8 times higher than the current price.
A portion of these paper losses have already been realized. Temasek has sold 50% of its Merill shares at a US$1.5 billion dollar loss in sept 08.
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GIC invested in UBS convertible notes when UBS stock price near to US$50. If UBS wants to exercise the option to convert the notes to stock, it must do so within 2 years (only slightly over one year remaining). Now, UBS stock price is US$9.25 per share, more than 80% down from the original "strike" of US$50 per share.
Citigroup is now US$3.87 per share. Guess where Temasek bought them? Hint: Over 8 times higher than the current price.
A portion of these paper losses have already been realized. Temasek has sold 50% of its Merill shares at a US$1.5 billion dollar loss in sept 08.
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