the S$9.4 billion corporate restructuring exercise involving the transfer of both listed and unlisted companies and assets held by Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd to Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd;

various joint ventures between GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd and ProLogis in establishing ProLogis property funds in amounts exceeding US$1 billion in aggregate, and the subsequent disposal by ProLogis of its interest in these funds to GIC for a purchase consideration of US$1.3 billion;

the merger of Singapore Press Holdings Limited’s and MediaCorp Pte Ltd’s free-to-air television broadcasting and free newspaper businesses;

corporate restructuring involving the transfer of the business of PowerGrid Limited to SP PowerAssets Limited pursuant to a scheme of arrangement and reconstruction;

corporate restructuring involving the merger between Cordlife Ltd and Cytomatrix Inc and listing of the merged entity on the Australian Stock Exchange;

amalgamation and merger of the insurance businesses of various insurers such as HSBC Insurance, Manulife, Royal Sun & Alliance and Tokio Marine Insurance pursuant to schemes of transfer;

the entry by Istithmar PJSC, the investment arm of the Dubai government and City e-Solutions, a unit of Hong Leong, in a US$50 million joint venture with Tunes Hotels.com to open around 30 budget hotels across South-east Asia, including Singapore;

establishing the Marriott Vacation Club, Asia Pacific, a points-based holiday membership club for Marriott International, Inc; and

capital reduction and restructuring exercises undertaken by listed companies such as Singapore International Airlines Limited, Neptune Orient Lines Limited, Singapore Press Holdings Limited, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Starhub Ltd, Fraser and Neave Limited, Tuan Sing Holdings Limited and Freight Links Express Holdings Limited.