Tang Shing-bor, a property tycoon whose sprawling portfolio of retail assets brought him fame as the “Shop King” of Hong Kong, has died at age 88.
According to a statement released by his family, Tang died peacefully in Hong Kong… Read More>>
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Tang Shing-bor, a property tycoon whose sprawling portfolio of retail assets brought him fame as the “Shop King” of Hong Kong, has died at age 88.
According to a statement released by his family, Tang died peacefully in Hong Kong… Read More>>

Singapore-based ARA Asset Management announced Friday that it had increased its equity stake in Japanese fund manager Kenedix to 30 percent, up from 20.27 percent previously.
ARA had earlier supported the privatisation and buyout of Kenedix by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance… Read More>>

GLP-backed ACR Asset Management on Thursday revealed its acquisition of the Beijing Diamond Plaza building in the Chinese capital’s primary technology hub.
Founded by Edward Cheung, the former chief executive for Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield, newcomer ACR bought… Read More>>

The kings of Causeway Bay at Hysan Development have defended their turf, besting five other bidders to secure a commercial site near the group’s collection of projects in Hong Kong’s premier retail district.
A joint venture of Hysan, controlled by… Read More>>

Savills Investment Management on Wednesday announced the launch of its first pan-Asian fund after a first closing of $117 million.
The Asia Pacific Income and Growth Fund (APACIG) focuses on core-plus investments with a low to medium risk profile, while… Read More>>
Young professionals with an appetite for affordable housing in big cities are fuelling activity in Greater China’s rental-residential market, according… Read More>>

BlackRock is the latest global player to enter China’s cold storage sector, with the US investment manager agreeing to invest in a portfolio of facilities developed by mainland-based logistics firm Metcold.
New York-based BlackRock last month agreed to invest in… Read More>>

Blackstone has completed its long-anticipated acquisition of Embassy Industrial Parks, gaining a portfolio with 10.6 million square feet (984,772 square metres) of Grade A logistics and warehouse assets near major cities in India.
Funds managed by the US… Read More>>

Private equity-backed internet infrastructure startup Digital Edge has agreed to acquire two fully operational data centres in Tokyo to add 7MW of capacity to its growing collection of facilities in Asia Pacific.
The Singapore-based data centre operator, backed by New… Read More>>

ESR has joined forces with a Warburg Pincus-backed industrial platform to develop and own an industrial park near Ho Chi Minh City, marking the Hong Kong-listed warehouse giant’s first project in Vietnam.
My Phuoc 4 Industrial Park will have… Read More>>