Did Temasek Holdings Invest in Lehman Brothers?

• Shotgun

  13 Sep 08, 16:45

  According to this ChannelNewAsia article, they MAY have been exploring the possibility?  Or were they just being prudent in their response to avoid unnecessary panic?  

  Btw, Lehman Brothers closing shop... 

  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/371722/1/.html

   

   

• Meat Pao

  13 Sep 08, 18:49

  My condolences.

   

  Meat Pao.

• googoomuck

  14 Sep 08, 17:46

  Any investment with the potential to lose money is a good buy. At least that's the way it seems with Temasick's foray into ailing banks.

  Temasick is not investing in Lehman but Barclays is a potential bidder.

• Shotgun

  15 Sep 08, 04:51

  Too late... Lehman just officially went bankrupt!

  The feds didn't step in this time.... awww.

• redDUST

  15 Sep 08, 08:02

  u mean singapore "twice bitten, still not shy" meh....?

  yup, anyway, lehman is likely to file for chapter 11, so there goea another illustrious name in banking.

• Hello Kitty

  16 Sep 08, 20:19

  wah, heng me no park my $$$ there ah.

  dat time me went to their ofc.

  eben their receptionist was so poised.

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• Atobe

  17 Sep 08, 02:50

  If Temasek did not invest into Lehman Brothers before, they will soon be owning parts of the assets - human resources - belonging to the Lehman Brothers, as the Barclays Bank - {which Temasek has dumped a few billions to own a minority stake} - is making attempts to buy parts of the the Lehman Brothers.

   

  Barclays is not bidding to swallow the entire Lehman Brothers and assume all the debts, but is picking the prime cherries - the human talents - that helped to build Lehman Brothers prior to the rot eating into its entire body.

   

   

• dragg

  17 Sep 08, 09:22

  buying into any financial institutions now is like playing russian roulette.

   

• angel7030

  17 Sep 08, 09:47

  Originally posted by Hello Kitty:

  wah, heng me no park my $$$ there ah.

  dat time me went to their ofc.

  eben their receptionist was so poised.

  .

   

   

  now change to cleaner aunty liao, holding both cleaning and reception jobs

• angel7030

  17 Sep 08, 09:49

  Originally posted by dragg:

  buying into any financial institutions now is like playing russian roulette.

   

  
  Not really, it can be an opportunity, if u got cash in hand, it good to buy when they are down..the tide will rise again. That is what capitalism is all about. up and down, up and down..

• angel7030

  17 Sep 08, 09:57

  Originally posted by Atobe:

  If Temasek did not invest into Lehman Brothers before, they will soon be owning parts of the assets - human resources - belonging to the Lehman Brothers, as the Barclays Bank - {which Temasek has dumped a few billions to own a minority stake} - is making attempts to buy parts of the the Lehman Brothers.

   

  Barclays is not bidding to swallow the entire Lehman Brothers and assume all the debts, but is picking the prime cherries - the human talents - that helped to build Lehman Brothers prior to the rot eating into its entire body.

   

   

  
  Hmm...they are buying the intellectual property, smart move, taking full advantage of pasar malam sales

• Hello Kitty

  17 Sep 08, 12:24

  Originally posted by angel7030:

   

  now change to cleaner aunty liao, holding both cleaning and reception jobs

  
  wow, brilliant strategy!