A property investment firm backed by some of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families has completed its acquisition of a trio of Osaka hotels from CapitaLand Ascott Trust, with Axe Management Partners having paid JPY 10.7 billion ($75 million) for the assets.
Lui Chong Chee to Chair CapitaLand Ascott Trust
CapitaLand Ascott Trust has appointed Lui Chong Chee as the next chairman of the Singapore-listed lodging REIT, succeeding the retiring Bob Tan.
Lui, who currently sits as a non-executive independent director, will take over the chairman’s seat on 22 April… Read More>>
CapitaLand Ascott Trust Selling Osaka Hotels to Alyssa-Managed Fund for $75M
CapitaLand Ascott Trust announced on Sunday that it will divest three hotels in Osaka for JPY 10.7 billion ($75 million) as part of what the Singapore-listed REIT described as a portfolio reconstitution effort.
CLAS said in a press release that… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-11-27
China’s sovereign fund leads Mingtiandi’s review of personnel moves from around Asia this week with news that CIC’s head of infrastructure has resigned from the Beijing-based organisation. Also making the list is a new CFO of Singapore’s Elite Commercial REIT… Read More>>
CapitaLand’s Ascott in Due Diligence to Buy Gaw Singapore Hotel
A lodging unit of CapitaLand Group is in due diligence to buy a hotel in Singapore’s Bugis area from Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners at a price potentially 28 percent less than the company’s target in a marketing exercise a… Read More>>
Singapore’s CapitaLand Ascott Trust Selling Pair of Sydney Hotels for $71M
CapitaLand Ascott Trust has agreed to sell two Sydney hotels for A$109 million ($71 million), as part of what the trust’s managers describe as a portfolio restructuring effort, following its September deal to sell four French assets.
Located outside of… Read More>>
Investor in Evergrande EV Unit Freezes Payments and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A fresh setback in China Evergrande Group’s quest for solvency leads today’s list of real estate headlines from around Asia as a would-be investor in the company’s car unit freezes payments. Also in the news, Country Garden faces another bond… Read More>>
Korea’s KIC to Invest $150M in Apollo Fund and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Korea’s growing presence on the global investment stage leads today’s roundup of headlines from around the region, with the country’s sovereign fund investing in a US private equity fund. Also in the news, Evergrande’s woes continue with a missed onshore… Read More>>
CapitaLand Ascott Trust to Buy Hotels in London, Dublin, Jakarta for $268M
Singapore-listed CapitaLand Ascott Trust plans to buy a pair of hotels in Europe and a serviced apartment building in Southeast Asia for a total of S$357.8 million ($267.5 million) as it moves to profit from a global travel rebound.
The… Read More>>