In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, private equity bigfoot Blackstone cinches a sizeable stake in a Guangzhou logistics park, advertising giant Dentsu considers putting up its Tokyo headquarters building for sale, and Frasers Property scraps a Vietnam joint… Read More>>
Mapletree, MNACT Buy $387M Seoul Tower and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Some of Singapore’s biggest investors are upping their investments in Korea this week, at the same time that one of mainland China’s largest developer’s has decided to scale back its Australia operation after getting 20 projects started down under, as… Read More>>
Korean Investors Back $247M Dallas Warehouse Buy and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading Asia’s real estate headlines today, a Korean investor consortium has teamed up with a US private equity firm to buy a warehouse complex near Dallas for $247 million and Singapore’s latest housing stats show prices holding steady as transaction… Read More>>
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Sinks to S$113M Q2 Loss and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The impact of the coronavirus is becoming clearer this week as companies around the region declare earnings, with Singapore’s best-known casino dropping to a loss and the Bangkok residential market losing 27 percent of its value.
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CapitaLand Group Proposes $6.1B Merger of Office, Retail REITs
Just one year after CapitaLand began its S$11 billion acquisition of Ascendas-Singbridge, Southeast Asia’s largest real estate group has proposed to merge a pair of commercial real estate investment trusts in a S$8.27 billion ($6.13 billion) cash-and-stock deal.
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Warburg Pincus-Backed Trax Closes $100M Round and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Retail proptech leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with news that a Singapore-headquartered provider of image recognition technology that tracks products on shelves has raised $100 million in a HOPU-led funding round.
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HNA Woes Deepen as HK Airlines Auditor Resigns and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
HNA’s turbulent financial trajectory leads the headlines from around Asia today with the news that the auditor at the company’s Hongkong Airlines affiliate has jumped ship, hopefully not taking the last parachute, while there could be stormy weather ahead for… Read More>>
Tencent Goes Full Gadget for New Shenzhen HQ and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s real estate news from around the region, Tencent is hoping that its newly-opened Shenzhen offices will help the tech giant to build a vertical community campus, while slightly further south in Hong Kong it was revealed that among… Read More>>
CapitaLand Sells 70% Stake in Singapore’s Westgate Mall for S$789.6M
CapitaLand announced on August 27th that the company is selling its 70 percent stake in the Westgate shopping centre in Singapore to its CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) affiliate for S$789.6 million ($578.6 million). The transaction, which is expected to be… Read More>>
Greenland Halts Spire London Work Over Safety Fears and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s overseas projects are back in the roundup, as state-owned developer Greenland Group is halting work on its Spire London skyscraper while it reviews the design amid an outcry over safety standards. Also in the headlines, the mainland co-working brand… Read More>>