Chinese investment firm Fosun International is reportedly in talks to to buy a 426 million euro ($495 million) stake in German food wholesaler Metro AG, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. With Metro’s current market capitalization of 4.85 billion euros, Fosun would… Read More>>
HNA ‘Toying With Default’ as Chinese Conglomerate Misses Payment on RMB 300M Loan
HNA Group defaulted on a RMB 300 million ($43.82 million) principal of a loan on September 10, Hunan Trust announced on its website. The financial failure is the latest blow for the indebted conglomerate, which sold more than $17 billion… Read More>>
GIC to Invest in $2B GLP China Fund Less Than One Year After Selling Warehouse Builder
Global Logistic Properties is teaming up with its former owner GIC to create a $2 billion value-add fund for acquiring logistics properties in mainland China, the company announced on Tuesday.
This is GIC’s first investment with Asia’s largest warehouse operator… Read More>>
Singapore Flexible Office Leases Jumped 44% in 2017
Flexible office providers grew their footprints in Singapore by 680,000 square feet in 2017, jumping 44 percent from the previous year, according to a new report from Colliers International. Asia is the fastest-growing market for flexible office space, but as… Read More>>
Anbang Said Seeking Buyer for $5.5B Set of US Luxury Hotels
Anbang Insurance Group is reportedly looking to sell off the Strategic Hotels & Resorts portfolio of 15 luxury hotels it picked up two years ago for $5.5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. If the company finds a buyer,… Read More>>
China Home Prices Jump 1.2% as Clampdown Pushes Buyers to Smaller Cities
Average prices for new homes in China rose 1.2 percent in July, defying government efforts to ensure housing affordability and to clamp down on property speculation. It was the largest month-over-month increase in two years, as 67 out of 70… Read More>>
HNA Said Selling $46M Wuhan Logistics Park to Hopu, Haikou Supertall to Poly
China’s embattled HNA Group is continuing its series of asset disposals with its sale of an 80 percent stake in an uncompleted Wuhan logistics project to an affiliate of superinvestor Fang Fenglei’s Hopu Capital for RMB 312 million ($45.8 million),… Read More>>
KKR Said Investing $262M in Trio of Mumbai Real Estate Deals
Private equity firm KKR is expanding its real estate investment in India by putting 18 billion Indian rupees (about $262 million) into three projects across greater Mumbai, according to the Economic Times. The firm is said to be investing about… Read More>>