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ESR Invests S$62.2M to Take Control of Singapore’s Sabana REIT
Pan-Asian logistics group ESR continued its mission to build a heavyweight player in Singapore's fragmented industrial … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
JustCo Expands into Seoul, Sydney and Melbourne on Way by Mid-Year
As Asia’s shared office industry moves into a new phase in 2019, Singapore-based JustCo has added centres in three Asian … Read More>>
Taking Co-Living to New Heights in Shanghai
When creating their first co-living project, Cohost West Bund, the team at Cohost knew that it was critical to stand out … Read More>>
Breaking News
CapitaLand Sells RMB 4.5B of SH Office Assets to Value-Add Fund
Just one month after reaching a $391 million first-close on its maiden discretionary equity investment fund, Singapore’s CapitaLand has seeded CapitaLand Asia Partners I (CAP I) with a pair of Shanghai office assets, according to an announcement by the company… Read More>>
Mapletree Said Closing in on €240M Purchase of Dublin Office From M&G JV
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments is close to signing a deal to buy an office building in Dublin’s Docklands for €240 million ($269 million), according to an account in the Irish Times.
The state-backed real estate fund manager is said to be… Read More>>
JP Morgan Says HK Cooling Measures Miss Their Mark and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Escalating house prices lead the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that a top US investment bank says Hong Kong house prices will continue to climb, despite the government’s cooling measures, and a… Read More>>
ESR Invests S$62.2M to Take Control of Singapore’s Sabana REIT
Pan-Asian logistics group ESR continued its mission to build a heavyweight player in Singapore’s fragmented industrial REIT sector this week, with a set of deals that boosts its stake in SGX-listed Sabana REIT to where it owns more units in… Read More>>
SC Capital Reaches $850M Final Close on RECAP V Fund
Singapore-based SC Capital Partners has reached a final close of $850 million on its latest Asia Pacific real estate fund, according to an announcement by the private equity manager earlier this week.
The total capital raised for the firm’s fifth… Read More>>
CapitaLand Tops APAC Fund Managers With $55.9B AUM and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore leads the way in our roundup of what’s hot in Asia real estate news today as the tropical city-state’s biggest developer again leads a list of the region’s biggest real estate fund managers with some $55.9 billion of assets… Read More>>
Gaw Buying Hong Kong Office Tower From Swire JV for HK$4.75B
Gaw Capital Partners has lined up the latest of its value-add real estate deals with the Hong Kong private equity firm agreeing to buy an office building in its home city from a joint venture between Swire Properties and China… Read More>>
17 Bidders Offer Up to $5.8B for Anbang US Hotels and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A disgraced Chinese insurer leads the way in our roundup of Asia real estate news today as the company’s administrators field offers of up to $5.8 billion for its set of US luxury hotels.
While that mainland investor winds up… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
CapitaLand Sells RMB 4.5B of SH Office Assets to Value-Add Fund
Just one month after reaching a $391 million first-close on its maiden discretionary equity investment fund, Singapore’s CapitaLand has seeded … Read More>>
SC Capital Reaches $850M Final Close on RECAP V Fund
Singapore-based SC Capital Partners has reached a final close of $850 million on its latest Asia Pacific real estate fund, according to an … Read More>>
Gaw Buying Hong Kong Office Tower From Swire JV for HK$4.75B
Gaw Capital Partners has lined up the latest of its value-add real estate deals with the Hong Kong private equity firm agreeing to buy an office … Read More>>
Shanghai
CapitaLand Sells RMB 4.5B of SH Office Assets to Value-Add Fund
Just one month after reaching a $391 million first-close on its maiden discretionary equity investment fund, Singapore’s … Read More>>
CK Asset Said Exploring $2.9B Sale of Stake in Shanghai Project
Victor Li’s CK Asset Holdings is exploring the sale of its majority ownership in its last large-scale mixed-use … Read More>>
Singapore’s CDL Acquires Shanghai Complex as Part of $974M Mainland Deal
Singapore-listed City Developments Ltd today announced RMB 6.7 billion ($974 million) in new investments in mainland … Read More>>
Singapore
ESR Invests S$62.2M to Take Control of Singapore’s Sabana REIT
Pan-Asian logistics group ESR continued its mission to build a heavyweight player in Singapore's fragmented industrial … Read More>>
17 Bidders Offer Up to $5.8B for Anbang US Hotels and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A disgraced Chinese insurer leads the way in our roundup of Asia real estate news today as the company's administrators … Read More>>
HK Airlines President Quits as HNA Saga Continues and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
HNA’s ongoing Hongkong Airlines saga leads the Mingtiandi roundup of Asia news again today as the financially challenged … Read More>>
Projects
Wanda Shows a Rebound With RMB 100B in Deals in One Week
One-time PLA office Wang Jianlin seems to determined to show that his Dalian Wanda Group has completed its own long march, as the commercial developer … Read More>>
Kerry Properties Buys Hangzhou Site for RMB 6.8B
Hong Kong-listed Kerry Properties has won the rights to a 98,053 square metre (1 million square foot) site in the eastern China city of Hangzhou after … Read More>>
CK Asset Said Exploring $2.9B Sale of Stake in Shanghai Project
Victor Li’s CK Asset Holdings is exploring the sale of its majority ownership in its last large-scale mixed-use development in Shanghai for up to RMB … Read More>>
Retail
Hong Kong’s Wang On Forms HK$653M JV With KKR for Ma On Shan Shopping Centre
US private equity giant KKR has agreed to take a 50 percent equity interest in a Hong Kong retail asset owned by Wang On Group and its development … Read More>>
Angelo, Gordon-Chellaram JV Selling Hong Kong Retail Podium to Wang On for HK$780M
A joint venture between US real estate fund manager Angelo Gordon and a Hong Kong family office serving one of the region's oldest shipping families … Read More>>
Perennial and SPH Sell Singapore Mall to Mitsubishi-CLSA Fund in S$520M Deal
Singapore’s Perennial Real Estate Holdings and a consortium of investors including Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have agreed to sell a retail complex … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Mapletree Said Closing in on €240M Purchase of Dublin Office From M&G JV
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments is close to signing a deal to buy an office building in Dublin’s Docklands for €240 million ($269 million), … Read More>>
Singapore’s SPH Spends £133.7M on 4th Purchase of UK Student Housing in 8 Months
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), has acquired £133.7 million ($175.3 million) worth of student housing assets in the UK, allowing the publisher turned … Read More>>
GIC Takes 25% Stake in €2B European Hotel Group CitizenM
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC announced last week that it had secured a 25 percent stake in the €2 billion ($2.25 billion) European hotel … Read More>>
Hong Kong
JP Morgan Says HK Cooling Measures Miss Their Mark and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Escalating house prices lead the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that a … Read More>>
17 Bidders Offer Up to $5.8B for Anbang US Hotels and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A disgraced Chinese insurer leads the way in our roundup of Asia real estate news today as the company's administrators … Read More>>
Warburg Pincus JV Commits $400M to Build India Malls and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Shopping leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with news that a major US private … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Kr Space Rises From China’s Co-Working Dead with RMB 1B IDG-Led Funding Round
Financially troubled co-working space provider Kr Space announced on Wednesday that it has completed a RMB 1 billion … Read More>>
WeWork Announces $2.9B Investment Platform with Ivanhoe, Rhone Group
WeWork parent The We Company continued its drive to expand beyond its co-working roots today as it announced the … Read More>>
IWG’s Spaces Takes Over Xintiandi Co-Working Centre After Kr Space Default
Spaces, the co-working arm of European flexible office giant IWG, has taken over a 5,000 office space next to Shanghai's … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Govt Cracks Down on Illegal Villas and More China Real Estate Policy News
The latest regulatory wave in China involves the central government’s hard line on illegal villa developments, as Mingtiandi’s round-up of China … Read More>>
Hohhot Offers Half-Price Homes and More China Real Estate Policy News
Municipal government officials across China continue to show a taste for migrant home buyers, as Mingtiandi’s round up of China regulatory news finds … Read More>>
Tahoe Exec Linked to Gangster Buyer of Hong Kong Tower Detained in Shenzhen
A senior executive of Fuzhou-based property developer Tahoe Group is said to have been detained since last week for reasons suspected to be linked to … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Shimao Picks AS+GG as Architects for China’s Tallest Building
Developer Shimao Property Holdings has chosen a designer for its planned 700 metre (2,296 foot) tall tower in Shenzhen’s Longgang district, with … Read More>>
KPF’s Lotte World Tower in Seoul Wins Super Skyscraper Title
The cloud-breaching Lotte World Tower in Seoul has been recognized as the best new skyscraper in the world, beating out Zaha Hadid Architects' … Read More>>
Guizhou Gets on China’s Design Map With World’s Tallest Waterfall Building
A Chinese developer has decided to fit a waterfall outside a new skyscraper in the country’s southwestern province of Guizhou to the amusement of … Read More>>
