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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe parent company of Okada Manila<\/a> in the Philippines\u2019 Entertainment City revealed today it will no longer pursue acquiring the stalled project in Cebu called Emerald Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement from Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. (TRLEI), the company explained that it has informed PH Resorts Group that it\u2019s terminating its plans to acquire the Cebu integrated resort. TRLEI reps<\/a> said the tentative takeover agreement reached in December is formally off the table.<\/span><\/p>\n On July 1, 2024, TRLEI notified PH Resorts of the termination of the Term Sheet as certain Closing Conditions under the Term Sheet are not or cannot be fulfilled. Due to confidentiality obligations, the Company does not provide specific details of this matter,\u201d the TRLEI release read.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When TRLEI reached the December 2023 deal to acquire the partially finished integrated resort, the company said it would bring it to completion by 2026. The resort is to feature two 15-story hotel towers with 642 guestrooms, 18 bars and restaurants, retail shopping, conference space, and a casino floor with 700 slot machines and 140 live dealer table games.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Emerald Bay was first floated by PH Resorts, a subsidiary of the Udenna Corporation, in 2017. Udenna is the conglomerate of Philippines businessman Dennis Uy.<\/span><\/p>\n Uy, worth an estimated $440 million by Forbes<\/i>, inherited his father\u2019s oil and gas company Phoenix Petroleum. He used his family\u2019s riches to establish Udenna in 2002. The firm has investments in lubricants, shipping and logistics, construction, hospitality, and gaming.<\/span><\/p>\n Udenna\u2019s resort arm, PH Resorts, has just one property. The Donatela Resort & Sanctuary is located on Bohol Island and offers 12 villas.<\/span><\/p>\n Uy envisioned Emerald Bay as PH Resorts\u2019 flagship development and \u201cthe crown jewel of Philippines resorts.\u201d More than six years after announcing the project, Emerald Bay sits unfinished on its six-acre prime beachfront lot in Cebu\u2019s Punta Engano.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n TRLEI isn\u2019t the first company to pull out of takeover talks of Emerald Bay<\/a>. In March 2023, Bloomberry Resorts, which owns and operates Solaire in Manila\u2019s Entertainment City, rescinded its plans to acquire Emerald Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n Bloomberry was also vague in its decision to fold on the Cebu resort<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Company has decided to terminate the Term Sheet \u2026 after considering the results of due diligence,\u201d a Bloomberry investor notice read.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether Uy and PH Resorts will move forward in completing Emerald Bay. PH reported an annual operating loss of PHP1.81 billion (US$31 million) last year.<\/span><\/p>\n A publicly traded company on the Philippine Stock Exchange, PH Resorts officials said during the company\u2019s earnings call earlier this year that the firm is amid a fundraising initiative. But the executives conceded that PH is facing \u201cmaterial uncertainty\u201d that casts doubt on its ability to raise capital<\/a> either through stock sales or financial loans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n PH\u2019s primary lender since its inception has been China Banking Group. China\u2019s six state-owned banks in April were downgraded by Fitch Ratings.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Okada](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1x-1-858x565.jpg\")
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