La Caisse, Oxford to Lead LP Conversation at Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 12 May

With the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum just three weeks away, two of the most active institutional investors in Asia Pacific real estate have confirmed their participation in a two-person interview that will put limited partner capital strategies at the centre of the programme on 12 May.

George Agethen, managing director for real estate across Asia Pacific and Latin America at La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, will join Alessandro Fiascaris, head of Asia Pacific at Oxford Properties, for the LP Conversation: Investment Priorities Across APAC — a dedicated session exploring how the two Canadian pension giants are deploying capital across the region’s real estate markets.

The interview is one of 11 sessions on the agenda for the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum, with Bain Capital partner Drew Chen also having recently confirmed his participation in a one-on-one conversation with Mingtiandi founder Michael Cole at the event, which is sponsored by Yardi.

Also new to the forum agenda in recent days are top executives from Macquarie Asset Management-backed industrial specialist LogiSPACE and Warburg Pincus-invested logistics fund manager Hale Capital Partners. Tickets for the forum are available through the link above.

Pension Giants in Conversation

Having overseen La Caisse’s Asia Pacific regional portfolio since 2015, Agethen has been involved in investments across multiple sectors and geographies in the region, with his remit having expanded at the end of 2024 to include Latin America following the integration of Ivanhoé Cambridge into CDPQ, 

La Caisse recently backed $1.6 billion in fundraising by Brisbane-based data centre operator NextDC, with the company’s chief executive  having said late last year that the Montreal-based institution plans to invest nearly $11 billion in Asia Pacific over the next three years. 

Agethen will be seated on stage beside Oxford’s Fiascaris, whose firm last month backed a $532 million Australian logistics investment vehicle raised by Hale Capital Partners, and is also a major investor in ESR as well as Australian fund manager Investa.

The representatives of two of Canada’s largest pension fund managers will be answering questions on their favourite investment themes for 2026 and beyond, including top geographic targets and the future of Asia Pacific real estate beyond beds and sheds. 

Industrial Operators Join the Programme

Joining the programme from LogiSPACE will be Darren Searle, co-founder and co-CEO of the Sydney-backed developer and fund manager, with the veteran executive taking part in the APAC Industrial and Infrastructure Investment panel alongside Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow principal Shirin Tang and Michael Piro, co-CEO of Vietnam’s Indochina Capital Corporation. 

Also new to the industrial panel, which will be moderated by Andrew Cannane, senior executive director and head of real estate for Asia Pacific at company formation specialist CSC, is Robert McMickan, joint managing director of Australian infill logistics specialist Hale Capital Partners. 

The Sydney-based fund manager focuses on high-barrier-to-entry infill markets, with capabilities spanning single and multi-level warehousing, cold storage and industrial outdoor storage.

Bain Capital Interview

In a session at 12:45, Drew Chen, a partner at Bain Capital and a founding member of the firm’s Asia Pacific private equity team, will sit down for a spotlight interview exploring technology-driven investment strategies across the region.

A partner at Bain Capital who has been with the firm since 2005, Chen led the fund manager’s investment in regional digital infrastructure player Bridge Data Centres, which last month announced plans to invest up to $3.9 billion in Singapore as part of a broader expansion in the region.  

Registration for the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum is running ahead of last year’s pace, with more than 230 industry executives already confirmed and total attendance expected to exceed 300.