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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 21 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com GENTING MALAYSIA INJECTS US$150 MILLION INTO EMPIRE 雲頂馬來西亞再向紐約子公司EMPIRE注資1.5億美元 GENTING MALAYSIA has further increased its investment into US-based Empire Resorts after subscribing to US$150million in “Series L Preferred Stock” via its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Genting ER II LLC. The subscription , which follows similar investments made across multiple tranches since August 2019 when Genting Malaysia acquired a 49% stake in Empire, brings its total capital injection in that period to US$520 million. Empire, which counts the family trust of Genting Group Chairman and CEO Lim Kok Thay as its majority owner with a 51% stake, owns and operates New York casino Resorts World Catskills (RWC) as well as Monticello Raceway. Genting Malaysia said the proceeds from the subscription will be utilized by Empire to facilitate its long-term financing plan. In a note, Nomura analysts Tushar Mohata and Alpa Aggarwal said Genting Malaysia investors would likely perceive this latest capital injection negatively, although they also pointed to improved performance from RWC in recent months, with EBITDA turning positive between May and July. 雲頂馬來西亞 通過其間接全資子公司Genting ER II LLC認購了1.5 億美元的「L 系列優先股 （Series L Preferred Stock）」，進一步增加了 對位於美國的Empire Resorts注資。 自2019年8月以來，雲頂馬來西亞收購了 Empire 49% 的股份，並向其追加注資額至5.2億 美元。 Emp i r e公司擁有並經營位於紐約的賭場 Resorts World Catskills以及Monticello Raceway。該公司由雲頂集團主席兼行政總裁 林國泰的家族信託為持股51%的大股東。 雲頂馬來西亞表示，此次認購所得款項將被 Empire用於推進其長期融資計劃。 野村證券分析師Tushar Mohata和 Alpa Aggarwal在一份報告中指出，雲頂馬來西亞的 投資者可能會對此次最新的注資持負面看法， 不過他們同時指出近幾個月RWC的表現有所改 善，EBITDA 在5月至7月間轉正。