Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Ascendas REIT has agreed to acquire a food storage and distribution centre in western Singapore from PGIM Real Estate for S$191.9 million ($136.5 million), marking the SGX-listed trust’s first investment in a cold chain facility in the city-state.
The leasehold… Read More>>
Philips has agreed to sell its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore’s Toa Payoh area to Ascendas REIT for S$104.8 million ($76.2 million), as the Amsterdam-based conglomerate continues to restructure its global operations.
After selling off its domestic appliance and lighting… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Aussie giant Macquarie’s fund management arm picks up a stake in the UK unit of Singapore’s ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, Hongkongers lose their appetite for Greater Bay Area homes, and luxury brand… Read More>>
Ascendas REIT has made its second foray into the US industrial market, with the Singapore-listed trust agreeing to acquire a portfolio of seven Chicago-area logistics properties for S$133.2 million ($99 million).
The seven assets span 132,344 square metres (over 1.4… Read More>>
The development arm of CapitaLand Group is partnering with a REIT from its own stable in a S$883 million ($653 million) redevelopment set to triple the size of a commercial project in Singapore Science Park, according to a release late… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, the restructuring scheme for failed Chinese conglomerate HNA hits a snag in Australia, Singapore’s Keppel Capital plans to convert a Seoul hotel into an office building, and logistics developer Goodman raises its full-year… Read More>>
Investors in Chinese developer bonds (and perhaps a few of the developer bosses) went home happier on Friday as reports emerged that China Evergrande has arranged funds to avoid default on a set of US dollar notes, and that story… Read More>>
China’s ongoing credit crunch dominates the real estate news today as developer Sinic Holdings Group has become the latest mainland builder to default on offshore bonds.
The debt contagion may have also spread to Shanghai-based Shimao Group, which sent its… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong’s Shui On Land reportedly selects UBS and Morgan Stanley to lead its Xintiandi subsidiary’s IPO, Singapore-listed Cromwell E-REIT picks up a logistics asset in England, and China turns to ration coupons… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore and Facebook combine forces to solve the riddle of sustainable data centres, ESR closes on its purchase of the Milestone logistics portfolio from Blackstone, and Hong Kong-listed Link REIT’s annual payout inches… Read More>>
