Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Japanese property giant Mitsubishi Estate has begun construction of two wholly owned London office projects with a combined development cost of JPY 248 billion ($1.7 billion).
The projects involve the redevelopment of the former ITV head office and studios on… Read More>>
Lone Star Funds on Tuesday announced its acquisition of a 175-room lodging asset in central Yokohama from Singapore’s Mapletree Investments for an undisclosed price, as the US private equity firm hunts for value-add opportunities in Japan’s real estate market.
Oakwood… Read More>>
Real estate fund management veteran Simon Treacy is turning his expertise towards low-cost, sustainable power generation and distribution, with the former BlackRock and CapitaLand fixture now serving as executive chairman of energy startup PolarBlue.
Treacy personally invested “millions” during the… Read More>>
Paragon REIT unitholders overwhelmingly approved Cuscaden Peak’s privatisation of the SGX-listed retail trust at a Tuesday meeting, paving the way for a potential disposition of the portfolio’s three remaining properties.
The privatisation scheme passed with the support of unitholders representing… Read More>>
Flow Digital Infrastructure on Tuesday announced the hiring of Sanjay Goel as CEO of the data centre unit of Asia-focused private equity firm PAG.
Goel joined Flow this month after serving most recently on the regional leadership team at NYSE-listed… Read More>>
Singapore’s Keppel Ltd has announced capital commitments totalling S$2 billion ($1.5 billion) for its latest data centre and education asset funds and an existing strategy focused on sustainable urban renewal.
The funding haul includes a $580 million first closing on… Read More>>
Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Asia Pacific boss Matthew Bouw to an expanded brief as the consultancy’s chief executive of APAC and EMEA, effective from the first of May.
In his new role, Bouw will oversee “a single operating model”… Read More>>
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments has sold two purpose-built student accommodation assets in Scotland to Dutch fund manager CVC DIF for an undisclosed price, as the Temasek-owned property group continues to reconfigure its UK student housing portfolio.
CVC DIF acquired the 356-bed… Read More>>
Grade A office rents in Tokyo’s central five wards jumped in the first quarter of 2025 as greater construction costs pushed up asking rents for incoming supply, triggering elevated rates in the broader market, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Assumed… Read More>>
The real estate investment arm of banking giant Morgan Stanley has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Frasers Property to invest in an Australia industrial portfolio developed by the Singapore-based firm and valued at A$600 million ($380 million).
The set… Read More>>
