LV Sands to Sell Singapore Shoppes?

Marina Bay Sands, a unit of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp., may sell 49 percent of its stake in the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The asking price for the mall may reach US$3.5 billion.

Marina Bay Sands, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Las Vegas Sands Corp., is looking to sell 49 percent of its stake in a luxury mall, the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands adjoining its Singapore resort.

“We expect to receive a very significant price for the 49 percent we are willing to sell,” said Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson in an earnings call last month, quoting a price of US$3 billion to US$3.5 billion.. Proceeds could be used in the company’s next investment in Japan or South Korea, he said.