Wong Fong Industries acquires Hotel and Tourism Management Institute

SINGAPORE (May 26)

Wong Fong Industries, the provider of land transport engineering solutions and systems, announced Tuesday, that it has acquired HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute (HTMi).

Wong Fong Industries’ subsidiary Ascendo International Holdings on Monday (May 25) entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Ian Robert James Larmour, the legal owner, as well as managing director and founder of HTMi Switzerland, to acquire 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital of HTMi.

Besides its original engineering business, Wong Fong is building up an education and training arm as well.

Under the agreement, Ascendo will be liable for all operational expenses of HTMi from April 1. The completion of the proposed agreement will take place after an academic cooperation agreement in relation to training and education, as well as global development agreement in relation to the international expansion of HTMi Switzerland, are fulfilled, among other conditions.

Completion of the proposed acquisition is expected to take place on July 1

A private educational institute for hospitality and tourism, HTMi offers higher education managerial programmes and courses to students around the world. HTMi, an exempt private company in Singapore, adopts its programmes and curriculums from its sister institute, HTMi Switzerland.

Larmour will be serving as consultant and advisor to HTMi after the acquisition.

Written by Felicia Tan

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