Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Suntec REIT has sold its 30 percent stake in Swiss bank UBS’s Singapore headquarters for S$295.5 million ($220.2 million), in a transaction that puts the owners of SingHaiyi Group in full control of the recently renovated asset.
“The divestment of… Read More>>
Lazada, the Southeast Asia online marketplace owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has slapped its name on its new Singapore home as it prepares to move into the building owned by ARA Asset Management and UK-based Chelsfield.
Earlier this year,… Read More>>
As it lays the groundwork for a public listing, Singapore’s ARA Asset Management can chalk up another milestone: overtaking CapitaLand to become the biggest fund manager in Asia Pacific real estate by assets under management, according to data compiled by… Read More>>
This week’s collection of personnel moves around Asia’s real estate world includes a new CEO for the only listed trust of mainland outlet malls, a new global real estate investment boss at one of Canada’s largest insurers and veteran broker… Read More>>
ARA Asset Management has moved a step closer to a public listing, with the Singapore-based real estate fund manager announcing today that it is raising $500 million in a financing round led by Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) which… 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>>
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore’s ARA Asset Management buys out the manager of China’s Dasin Retail Trust, JD.com reportedly gets the go-ahead for its logistics unit’s IPO, and private equity titan Blackstone looks to offload some… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Mapletree is reportedly in talks on the launch of a Singapore-listed student housing REIT, key stakeholders of the Myer Melbourne store make plans to cash out, and Adidas closes its shop in Hong… Read More>>
The finale of MTD TV’s Asia Value-Add Forum 2021 brought together a quartet of experts for a wide-ranging discussion about achieving value from less-loved properties in core markets around the region.
Guests from Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, ARA Private Funds… Read More>>
Executives of some of Asia’s biggest investors are teaming up with a pair of veteran advisors on Monday, 12 April to discuss strategies for achieving core values from less-loved properties around the region.
With cashed-up investors competing for a limited… Read More>>
