Two regional leaders at AXA IM Alts will need new name cards after the French fund manager appointed Laurent Jacquemin, the firm’s current head of Asia Pacific, to lead the North America business and promoted Australia head Antoine Mesnage to… Read More>>
BNP Paribas in Talks to Buy AXA Investment Managers for $5.8B
AXA has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its asset management arm AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) to French financial services giant BNP Paribas for a total consideration of €5.4 billion ($5.8 billion), as the French insurer seeks to focus on… Read More>>
AXA IM, M&G, TE Capital and Tokyo Trust to Talk Japan Multi-Family on Thursday
Japan’s rental residential market is the largest in Asia and, with global investors having notched four major transactions of multi-family assets so far in 2022, looks to be on its way to another busy year.
To dive deeper into the… Read More>>
Panel: Multi-Family Investment in Japan MTD TV APAC Residential Forum 2022
Combining its growing white collar economy and major urban centres, Japan has evolved to become the region’s most developed multi-family hub, with some of the world’s biggest investors tapping into its rental housing markets.
To explore the factors driving demand… Read More>>
ESR Reaches $750M First Close on Japan Logistics Income Fund
ESR has reached a first closing on $750 million in equity for a new core logistics fund targeting Japan, including commitments from the real estate division of France’s AXA Investment Managers, a sovereign fund reported to be Singapore’s GIC and… Read More>>
AXA IM Alts Buys Pair of Osaka Residential Assets From PGIM for $94M
Japan continues to provide a target-rich environment for the real estate fund management division of AXA Investment Managers, which announced Monday that it paid JPY 10.6 billion ($94 million) for a pair of Osaka residential assets to mark its fourth… Read More>>
AXA IM Acquires Mixed-Use Property in Tokyo’s Shibuya Area for $48M
One of the most prolific foreign investors in Japan’s real estate market is back for more, with AXA IM Alts picking up a newly built mixed-use property in a central Tokyo tech hub for €41 million ($48 million).
The alternative… Read More>>
POBA Commits $95M to AXA IM Life Science Fund and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, South Korea’s biggest pension fund is revealed as an investor in AXA’s life science property fund, Singapore-listed Prime US REIT secures a loan to finance a recent Florida acquisition, and Hong Kong developer… Read More>>
Prime US REIT Buys San Diego Offices for $146M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Keppel-managed Prime US REIT acquires an office complex in sunny San Diego, debt-stricken developer China Evergrande scraps a planned special dividend, and CDL Hospitality Trusts broadens its mandate to include student housing and… Read More>>
Logos and Partners Ink A$1.7B Deal to Acquire Sydney’s Moorebank Logistics Park
A consortium led by Logos Property has moved a step closer to buying Australia’s largest intermodal logistics facility for A$1.67 billion ($1.26 billion) after signing a binding agreement with the owner, logistics operator Qube.
Logos has joined with existing partners… Read More>>