In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, China Evergrande’s CEO discloses how he dumped bonds issued by the group ahead of last year’s debt default, fugitive billionaire Guo Wengui’s lawsuit against Swiss banking giant UBS clears a legal hurdle, and… Read More>>
BentallGreenOak-Metcold Partnership Acquires Beijing Cold Chain Project
China’s e-commerce giants have bet big on online grocery, and the need for specialised warehouses to distribute fresh food to hungry mainlanders is providing opportunity for North American fund manager BentallGreenOak and its partners.
Mainland logistics developer Metcold announced this… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-06-21
Personnel moves by major real estate enterprises continue to serve as an indicator of corporate direction, as JLL accelerates its shift toward technology with the appointment of a leading Asian venture capitalist to its global board. Logos Group is also… Read More>>
BentallGreenOak Fund Gets $241M in Korean Cash and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Korean investors pledge more than $240 million to BentallGreenOak’s UK-focused real estate debt fund, Seoul-based Hana Alternative Asset Management trumps 16 Japanese bidders to win an Osaka logistics property, and Singapore’s Keppel Land… Read More>>
Yuzhou Blames Ernst & Young for 97% Profit Plunge and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Chinese developer Yuzhou points fingers at its own auditing firm after reporting a massive profit plunge, Canadian asset management giant Brookfield reportedly reaches a deal to buy the remaining stake owned by others… Read More>>
BentallGreenOak Buying Metropolitan Real Estate From Carlyle
Less than two years after being created through a merger that created a $47 billion real estate fund manager, BentallGreenOak is set to grow still further through a deal with The Carlyle Group.
Formed through the fusion of Bentall Kennedy… Read More>>
BentallGreenOak Buys Tokyo Music HQ for $693M
A North American fund manager recorded a hit deal at the end of 2020, picking up the Tokyo headquarters of a Japanese entertainment conglomerate for JPY 72 billion ($693 million) to add to a $1.6 billion opportunistic vehicle.
BentallGreenOak has… Read More>>
AXA IM Buys Hiroshima Hotel From GreenOak JV for JPY 4.6B
AXA IM – Real Assets has agreed to acquire a hotel in Hiroshima for JPY 4.6 billion ($43 million), according to an announcement from the property arm of the French insurer on 22 July.
The Paris-based fund manager is purchasing… Read More>>
McDonald’s Puts Kowloon Shop on the Market for HK$1B and More Asia Real Estate News
McDonald’s leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with news that the company that made Ronald McDonald a household name is putting its Tsim Tsa Shui restaurant on the market for HK$1B ($127 million), with… Read More>>
Gaw Buys Tokyo Office Tower From Sonny Kalsi’s GreenOak for JPY 84B
Hong Kong private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has acquired a 13-storey office tower in Tokyo’s posh Aoyama area, the company confirmed in a conversation with Mingtiandi today without revealing financial details of the transaction.
Gaw, which manages real estate… Read More>>