I agree with your thoughts 100% ... but still have some...

I agree with your thoughts 100% ... but still have some discomfort re who the 'new owners' are & their objectives. (it's not Merryl Lynch of course, but one or more of their large private clients). 13% of SDA is by no means a small holding ($170m)

By the way, did you notice the TA Investments 'profile' ?

TAIM has twenty-one (21) years of experience in managing unit trust funds with a total of twenty three (23) funds currently under its management; out of which seven (7) are Shariah-compliant funds and sixteen (16) are conventional funds.  Its investment portfolio comprises a wide spectrum of funds ranging from low to high risk and caters to the different financial needs and objectives of investors.