SBI Japannext buys strategic stake in N2N Connect


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KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese online broker SBI Japannext Co Ltd has acquired a strategic investment stake in N2N Connect Bhd from its founder and managing director Andrew Tiang Boon Hwa in a RM91.4mil deal.

Filings with Bursa Malaysia showed Andrew Tiang sold 65.276 million shares in the company for RM1.40 each in a direct business transaction.

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