New directors for a pair of Singapore-listed REITs lead this week’s review of personnel moves from around Asia’s real estate industry, as both Lendlease Commercial REIT and ESR-Logos REIT add to their boards. Also making the list is an upgrade… Read More>>
PAG Leads Nearly $6B Pre-IPO Round for Wanda and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, private equity firm PAG reportedly leads a $6 billion funding round for Dalian Wanda Group, a former Hong Kong chief executive picks up a luxury home in Mid-Levels, and Baoneng is the latest… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2019-04-01
In this week’s edition of People in the News, Lippo boss Stephen Riady has been made a trustee of non-profit Asia Society, while a long-time banking executive has joined the Shenzhen company once notorious for a failed corporate raid on… Read More>>
Sunac China Names Former Baoneng, Poly Exec as New CEO
Hong Kong-listed developer Sunac China Holdings has selected former Baoneng Group senior vice president Yu Ying as its new chief executive officer, according to a report in mainland news site The Paper.
The change in leadership at the top five… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2018-12-10
The game of musical chairs continued at mainland developers over the week, with China Fortune Land pilfering yet another executive from rival China Resources Land. Wu Xiangdong joined Yu Jian in leaving China Resources Land for China Fortune Land Development,… Read More>>
JP Morgan Chase Builds 11% Stake in China Vanke
According to information from the Hong Kong stock exchange, JP Morgan Chase & Co used a flurry of share trades to build its stake in China Vanke, the third largest real estate developer in China, to 11.13 percent as of… Read More>>
Blackstone Buys Arizona Biltmore from GIC for $403M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is reported to have sold the Arizona Biltmore hotel, part of Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria collection, to a Blackstone fund after acquiring the historic resort in 2013. Overseas investment is also in the… Read More>>
Vanke Says Baoneng Unit to Divest 10% Stake and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
One of China’s most watched corporate soap operas seems to have finally reached the series finale as a unit of one-time corporate raider Baoneng is said to be selling its 10.3 percent stake in China Vanke. The report appears to… Read More>>
Evergrande Loses $1B on Vanke Stake After Govt Thwarts Hostile Takeover
A rare attempt at a hostile takeover targetting China Vanke has ended with China Evergrande Group selling off a hard-bought 14 percent stake in the developer to a Shenzhen government company at a RMB 7.07 billion ($1.04 billion) loss, according… Read More>>
Blackstone Boss Predicts New China Views for Trump and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s headlines, the head of private equity giant Blackstone sees America’s new president revising his views on China’s currency policies. Also in the news, Hong Kong’s housing-starved residents continue to line up for new homes, while… Read More>>