The spectacular collapse after a steep rise in the share prices of the those companies have now caused tongues to wag.
Names of shadowy figures behind the scene are whispered in circles in Malaysia, who are quite used to the idea of “operators” pushing up share prices of stocks on Bursa Malaysia in the past.
The rumour mill is in overdrive with the view that one Malaysian-tycoon is the invisible hand behind all the three companies as well as handful of others on the SGX, that are linked to this group.
A tenuous link?
While reports have highlighted that the companies involved in the selldown were linked through a complex web of shareholdings, it is difficult to prove those companies are controlled by one group or party.
The Edge reported that the current play is on stocks linked to businessman Soh Chee Wen.
Sources said company link to Soh chee Wen included Magnus Energy Group Ltd、Innopac Holdings Limited 、IPCO International Ltd and Annica.
Sources said that Soh chee Wen started invest in Innopac、IPCO International Ltd and Annica in 2000。And he only invested in Magnus Energy Group Ltd in 2003 and 2004。
Innopac acquisition of Australia's listed Merlin Diamonds gain much attention recently.
IPCO International Ltd 、Innopa和Annica and related party has gain 60% of Merlin Diamonds
Mr Lee Chai Huat bought 24 mln shares (a 13.65% stake) in Merlin Diamonds, through Newton Centre Development Ltd, on January 17.
He also bought placement shares in IPCO International on April 13, 2011 and also in Innopac Holdings on April 7, 2010. IPCO International Ltd is one of the substantial shareholders of Innopac.
herefore that makes him very close to people at IPCO and Innopac.
Lee Chai Huat has served as an assistant to Dato' John Soh Chee Wen about 2000 when John Soh was facing charges regarding Omega Securities scandal in Malaysia.
Gary Tan Boon Kiat is another such individual who bought 22 mln shares (a 12.51% stake) in Merlin Diamonds on March 8, with an announcement following two weeks later on March 21.
According to Reuters, Gary Tan Boon Kiat owns a 2.41% stake in Innopac and a 6.41% stake in Kuantan Flour Mills Bhd.
Asiasons has a 26% stake in another SGX-listed company ISR Capital. Datuk Md Wira Dani Daim (son of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin) also owns close to 18% in ISR. Wira Dani also owns 6.35% in LionGold and 16.5% in Magnus Energy Group Ltd
Asiasons owns 8.41% in Lion gold, single largest shareholder.
Asiasons co-founded by Datuk Jared Lim, a former investment banker with Avenue Securities Sdn Bhd and husband of Dian Lee.
Dian Lee's Clearwater Development owns 10.62% in Blumont
IPCO International Ltd owns 9.71% of Blumont.
Meanwhile, Dian Lee's Clearwater Development owns 9.22% in Innopac. Blumont and IPCO International Ltd owns 8.67% and 8.2% respectively.
A tenuous link?
Update : Lim, Azlan claim no link to Soh
新加坡交易所股价暴跌停牌 3“指定股”牵扯苏启文
全国 2013-10-13 08:50
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苏启文掌控的公司，与3家新加坡上市公司持股关系错综复杂。
（吉隆坡12日讯）《The Edge》财经周刊报道，上周因股价暴跌被下令停牌和列入“指定股”的三家新加坡股票，几乎都和我国股市前红人拿督苏启文有关联。
新加坡3家挂牌公司股票暴跌40%至60%而被停牌的公司，包括博诺（Blumont）、亚昇投资（Asiasons）和瑞狮集团（Lion
Gold），股价均先飙涨，随后暴挫。
非公司股东
由多名大马人持股的这3家公司在周一（10月7日）已复牌，但被新加坡交易所列为“指定股”（designated
securities），必须遵守额外交易限制，不可“买空卖空”。
苏启文的名字突然被提起，是因为据说由苏启文掌控的公司，与这3家新加坡上市公司之间有着错综复杂持股关系。但奥妙之处是苏启文并没有出现在这些公司的股东名单中。
此外，这些公司的部分董事（据说跟苏启文有关）也直接持有3家新加坡上市公司的股权。
消息指，与苏启文有联系的新加坡上市公司包括Magnus能源集团、Innopac控股集团、Ipco国际和Annica控股，与上述3家公司有相关持股联系。
根据与苏启文相熟的消息人士指出，当初苏启文转至新加坡发展时，在2000年开始投资在Innopac、Ipco国际和Annica。而在2003或2004年，他才投资Magnus能源。
Innopac近日建议收购拥有钻石矿的澳洲上市公司Merlin钻石有限公司，而引起市场关注。
根据报道，Ipco国际、Innopa和Annica的一些相关人士已收购这家澳洲公司不超过60%股权，这当中一人为李财发（译音），他是苏启文在大马企业界活跃时的助手。
消息称，在1998年股市大跌后，并与资本市场监管单位发生问题后，苏启文转向新加坡去收购一些小型公司。
持股网络错综复杂
Magnus能源最大股东是前财政部长敦达因的儿子拿督维拉达尼，他直接和间接持有Magnus能源16.5%股权。
同时，他也是瑞狮集团第二大股东，直接和间接持有4.57%股权。
消息称，Magnus能源是维拉达尼首个大型的投资，这家公司收购印尼的煤炭厂后，在股市才有一番作为。”
最大股东是梁金福（译音），持股14.36%；第二大股东是Clearwater私人有限公司，持股10.62%。
Clearwater发展由亚昇投资联合创办人拿督林杰尔的妻子———李静霖( 企业公主系列2
)掌控，她也是大马绿野集团主席丹斯里李金友的女儿。
另外，Ipco国际也是博诺的主要股东，Ipco国际在博诺直接或间接持股9.71%。
Clearwater发展持有innopac达9.22%，博诺和Ipco国际则分别持股8.67%和8.2%。
报道称，这3家上市公司，剪不断理还乱的持股关系，让人想起大马多年前发生的事，到底谁才是这些公司背后真正始作俑者，则不得而知。
