Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 380662
                    [Title] => Ayala sells 23% stake in S’pore firm
                    [Summary] => 



Ayala International Holdings Ltd. (AIHL) has sold its 23.3-percent interest in Hermill Investments Pte Ltd. to the Singapore-based Hotel Properties Ltd. (HPL) for $47 million (about P1.5 billion).                 


AIHL is a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Ayala International Pte. Ltd. which, in turn, is a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corp.           


On the other hand, HPL currently owns 59 percent of Hermill, the holding company for The Forum Shopping Mall, a 17-story retail-cum-office development along Orchard Road in Singapore.          


                    [DatePublished] => 2007-01-19 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804021
                    [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 330815
                    [Title] => Ayala mulls putting up shopping centers abroad
                    [Summary] => Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is considering the possibility of putting up shopping centers abroad in its bid to take advantage of the opportunities offered "by what is happening in the rest of Asia," a top company executive told The STAR.


Newly-elected Ayala Corp. president and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala said their active presence in the real estate sector abroad is currently limited to Thailand and the United States. He said they have so far invested $100 million in the overseas property market, $30 million of which is in the US.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-04-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 160442
                    [Title] => Ayala Corp. clears P1.33B in 1st quarter
                    [Summary] => Ayala Corp., one of the country’s leading business conglomerates, reported yesterday a net income of P1.33 billion for the first quarter, slightly higher than the P1.31-billion profit made in the same period last year, as the company benefited from an improved macroeconomic environment characterized by lower interest rates and a stable foreign exchange rate.


In a statement, Ayala said its ongoing debt reduction program contributed to the company’s positive performance as it has brought down its debt-to-equity ratio to an estimated 0.92:1, from 1.07:1 at year-end 2001.

                    [DatePublished] => 2002-05-11 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 157871
                    [Title] => Ayala Corp. sees higher earnings this year
                    [Summary] => Holding firm Ayala Corp. expects net earnings this year to be substantially higher compared to the past year as it embarks on a focused strategy of debt reduction, asset rationalization and prudent spending, its president Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II said.


In a press briefing, Zobel de Ayala said while the first quarter was somewhat flat in terms of the company’s financial performance, they remain confident of an improvement later in the year as the operations of the conglomerate’s core businesses move into higher gear.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-04-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 98875
                    [Title] => Ayalas to intensify real estate presence in top AsPac marts
                    [Summary] => 

The Ayala Group intends to intensify its real estate presence in the major Asia
Pacific markets of Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo -- cited as among the most
expensive cities to live  in -- with the restructuring of its international
property units.

President and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II of the holding firm Ayala
Corp. said the acquisition last year of TLB Land, a publicly listed real estate
company in Singapore, would provide the platform for their regional property
investments.
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-05-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

AYALA INTERNATIONAL

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 380662
                    [Title] => Ayala sells 23% stake in S’pore firm
                    [Summary] => 



Ayala International Holdings Ltd. (AIHL) has sold its 23.3-percent interest in Hermill Investments Pte Ltd. to the Singapore-based Hotel Properties Ltd. (HPL) for $47 million (about P1.5 billion).                 


AIHL is a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Ayala International Pte. Ltd. which, in turn, is a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corp.           


On the other hand, HPL currently owns 59 percent of Hermill, the holding company for The Forum Shopping Mall, a 17-story retail-cum-office development along Orchard Road in Singapore.          


                    [DatePublished] => 2007-01-19 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804021
                    [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 330815
                    [Title] => Ayala mulls putting up shopping centers abroad
                    [Summary] => Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is considering the possibility of putting up shopping centers abroad in its bid to take advantage of the opportunities offered "by what is happening in the rest of Asia," a top company executive told The STAR.


Newly-elected Ayala Corp. president and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala said their active presence in the real estate sector abroad is currently limited to Thailand and the United States. He said they have so far invested $100 million in the overseas property market, $30 million of which is in the US.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-04-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 160442
                    [Title] => Ayala Corp. clears P1.33B in 1st quarter
                    [Summary] => Ayala Corp., one of the country’s leading business conglomerates, reported yesterday a net income of P1.33 billion for the first quarter, slightly higher than the P1.31-billion profit made in the same period last year, as the company benefited from an improved macroeconomic environment characterized by lower interest rates and a stable foreign exchange rate.


In a statement, Ayala said its ongoing debt reduction program contributed to the company’s positive performance as it has brought down its debt-to-equity ratio to an estimated 0.92:1, from 1.07:1 at year-end 2001.

                    [DatePublished] => 2002-05-11 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 157871
                    [Title] => Ayala Corp. sees higher earnings this year
                    [Summary] => Holding firm Ayala Corp. expects net earnings this year to be substantially higher compared to the past year as it embarks on a focused strategy of debt reduction, asset rationalization and prudent spending, its president Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II said.


In a press briefing, Zobel de Ayala said while the first quarter was somewhat flat in terms of the company’s financial performance, they remain confident of an improvement later in the year as the operations of the conglomerate’s core businesses move into higher gear.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-04-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 98875
                    [Title] => Ayalas to intensify real estate presence in top AsPac marts
                    [Summary] => 

The Ayala Group intends to intensify its real estate presence in the major Asia
Pacific markets of Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo -- cited as among the most
expensive cities to live  in -- with the restructuring of its international
property units.

President and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II of the holding firm Ayala
Corp. said the acquisition last year of TLB Land, a publicly listed real estate
company in Singapore, would provide the platform for their regional property
investments.
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-05-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096615
                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

abtest

Ayala sells 23% stake in S’pore firm

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 19, 2007 - 12:00am

Ayala International Holdings Ltd. (AIHL) has sold its 23.3-percent interest in Hermill Investments Pte Ltd. to the Singapore-based Hotel Properties Ltd. (HPL) for $47 million (about P1.5 billion). ...

Business

Ayala mulls putting up shopping centers abroad

April 10, 2006 - 12:00am

Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is considering the possibility of putting up shopping centers abroad in its bid to take advantage of the opportunities offered "by what is happening in the rest of Asia," a top...

Business

Ayala Corp. clears P1.33B in 1st quarter

By Christina Mendez | May 11, 2002 - 12:00am

Ayala Corp., one of the country’s leading business conglomerates, reported yesterday a net income of P1.33 billion for the first quarter, slightly higher than the P1.31-billion profit made in the same period...

Business

Ayala Corp. sees higher earnings this year

By Christina Mendez | April 20, 2002 - 12:00am

Holding firm Ayala Corp. expects net earnings this year to be substantially higher compared to the past year as it embarks on a focused strategy of debt reduction, asset rationalization and prudent spending, its...

Business

Ayalas to intensify real estate presence in top AsPac marts

By Christina Mendez | May 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The Ayala Group intends to intensify its real estate presence in the major Asia Pacific markets of Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo -- cited as among the most expensive cities to live in -- with the restructuring...

Business