Real Estate Investment World Asia 2006

26 - 29 June 2006, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore

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Masterclass III

Post-Conference Masterclass III (Morning session): Thursday 29 June 2006

Engineering Cross-border and hybrid REITs in Asia: What you need to know about the legal and tax ramifications

08.00

Registration for Masterclass III

09.00

Masterclass III commences

This session will examine the various motives that can underlie a desire to launch a REIT vehicle and what other options there might be. It will also focus on the planning stages and structuring issues, particularly if a joint venture is involved.

The sometimes-divergent developments in the major REIT jurisdictions in Asia will be discussed, followed by an examination of the increasing appetite for cross-border plays and the challenges presented. The session will look at some of the cross-border options available and provide case studies.

There will also be a review of the generally tight regulatory control on REIT activities and, on the other hand, signs of increasing market interest in hybrid products incorporating REIT characteristics. A case study will be undertaken.

Topics will include:

Initial stages of the decision-making process: Why launch a REIT?
Underwriting and structuring issues
Setting up joint ventures
Diverse REIT environments – Are cross-border plays workable?
Snapshot of regulatory and tax environments and recent developments
Structuring cross-border transactions
Tax and reporting requirements
Cross-border options – Dual listings, foreign assets, pan-Asian products
Hybrid REITs – Mixed assets, stapled securities, business trusts

About the Masterclass leaders:

David Sandison, Tax Partner

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Singapore

David is a partner in the firm’s Tax and Legal Services (TLS) practice and has some twenty years of tax experience, eleven of which have been in the Singapore and South East Asian tax and business environment. He has spent most of his time dealing with international advisory work, historically across a whole spectrum of industries, including energy, communications, construction, shipping, real estate, banking and insurance.

Bill Jamieson, Senior Foreign Advisor

Colin Ng & Partners, Singapore

Bill Jamieson's areas of expertise include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project and structured finance. Mr. Jamieson has considerable experience in complex corporate and finance transactions, and has advised multi-national, private and government-linked companies, financial institutions, governments and multi-lateral institutions during 8 years in the City of London and 11 years in Asia. He is recommended as a leading individual for Corporate/M&A in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2004/2005). Mr. Jamieson's role at CNP is to assist CNP's clients in structuring and executing corporate and finance transactions. He has particular expertise in cross-border transactions and in complex financing structures.

Elaine Beh, Partner

Colin Ng & Partners, Singapore

Elaine Beh's principal areas of practice are in corporate and financial services, with particular emphasis on corporate finance, securities and capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. In the area of corporate finance, apart from initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange, she has advised both Singapore and foreign companies in rights issues, bonus issues, share placements, major acquisitions and disposal transactions, privatisations and interested person transactions. Her other experience include corporate restructurings, cross-border joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions in the region. She also regularly advises on Singapore Exchange compliance and corporate governance issues.

12.30

End of Masterclass III

NOTE:

Registration begins at 8am with masterclass commercing at 9am and ending at 12.30pm. There will be a networking luncheon for all masterclass delegates at 12.30pm. Morning refreshment break will be served at 10.30am.

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