APG Asset Management, which had over €39 billion ($43.1 billion) in real estate assets under management at the beginning of this year, may be aiming more of its war chest at mainland China, as the Amsterdam-based pension fund manager opens… Read More>>
Allianz, APG Invest $150M Each in Godrej India Office Development Platform
The property investment arm of Allianz Insurance has committed $150 million to an office development platform in India set up by conglomerate Godrej Group, according to an announcement by the European insurer.
The joint venture, which is to be managed… Read More>>
Greystar Announces $450M First Close of China Rental Housing Fund
US apartment developer and operator Greystar Real Estate Partners announced late yesterday that a joint venture platform it established last year with a unit of Australia’s Macquarie Group had reached a $450 million first close of its first Asia rental… Read More>>
UBS, APG Set Up Japan Multi-Family Venture and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s real estate headlines, the global search for yield takes a Dutch pension fund and a Swiss asset manager into Japan’s rental apartment market for a new $175 million venture. A bit closer to the equator, US private equity… Read More>>
Real Estate Industry Group ANREV Rolls Out New Board
The Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) has announced a flurry of changes to its management board, with leaders from some of the world’s biggest investors taking new seats at the non-profit.
ANREV has appointed James… Read More>>
APG Asset Management Hires Graeme Torre to Head Private Real Estate for Asia
APG Asset Management has hired Graeme Torre as Head of Private Real Estate, Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Torre also now serves on the board of APG Investments Asia Limited and APG Asset Management’s global real estate management team,… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-11-20
In this week’s edition of People in the News, a top executive at a formerly troubled Shenzhen developer is joining the board of another builder in the southern Chinese megacity, while an asset management expert is upgrading his title at… Read More>>
GLP Plans $1.5B Panda Bond Sale and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Among the biggest real estate stories in the region today, GLP plans to raise $1.5 billion in renminbi denominated bonds, just after the company’s buyout was approved, and Lendlease decides to go Dutch in the sale of a stake in… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-06-26
Leading off this week’s list of real estate professionals finding new ways to spend their time is a fund management heavyweight leaving for what are said to be entrepreneurial pastures. Also, a veteran Southeast Asia-hand moves from Vietnam to Cambodia… Read More>>
Xander, APG Team Up to Buy North India Mall for $109M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
One of the UK’s biggest private equity firms is ready to invest in India’s retail sector, and now has the backing of major Dutch pension manager. Also in the headlines today, China’s Wanxiang Group continues its string of US real… Read More>>
