{
  "id": 6184525,
  "title": "Lawsuit from ex-advisers adds to claims arising from Hao Mart’s lease of Taste Orchard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/lawsuit-from-ex-advisers-adds-to-claims-arising-from-hao-marts-lease",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/lawsuit-ex-advisers-adds-claims-arising-hao-marts-lease-taste-orchard"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former advisers Avista Advisory Partners and Avista Corporate Finance filed a lawsuit in mid-July, claiming over S$5.2 million in unpaid fees. Dr Tan Kim Yong, the director, chairman, and CEO of Advanced Integrated Manufacturing and former listed electronics manufacturing company, along with Hao Corp, a wholly-owned investment holding firm of Dr Tan, are accused of failing to pay the financial and strategic services they rendered. Dr Tan and Hao Corp own Hao Mart, but the supermarket operator is not involved in the ongoing legal proceedings.",
  "summary": "Avista Advisory Partners and Avista Corporate Finance lodge lawsuit in mid-July, alleging non payment of fees",
  "key_points": [
    "Avista Advisory Partners and Avista Corporate Finance sue for S$5.2M in unpaid fees",
    "Dr Tan Kim Yong, Hao Corp accused of failing to pay services rendered",
    "Hao Mart not involved in ongoing legal proceedings"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}