Leading today’s roundup, distressed Chinese conglomerate HNA Group may get some mileage out of its new friendship with Temasek Holdings, as the Singaporean investment firm is said to be pondering deals for HNA-owned Swissport Group and Gategroup. Also in… Read More>>
Samsung Unit Pays $656M for Seoul Office Asset and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, the real estate investment arm of Samsung Life Insurance has scooped up a twin-tower office complex in downtown Seoul, paying a record price per square metre for a commercial building in the city. Meanwhile in Sydney, Dalian… Read More>>
China Mulls Legal Gambling on Hainan and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Chinese authorities are said to be drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan, a landmark policy move that could turn the island province into another Macau. Also in the headlines, logistics giant GLP is selling some… Read More>>
New World’s K11 Invests $10M in AI Startup and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Tales of China retail lead today’s news as one of Hong Kong’s biggest developers invests $10 million into an artificial intelligence startup, while a Beijing mall converts a whole floor into co-working space. A key cog in China’s Belt-and-Road initiative… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-11-27
Sometimes, the biggest HR news in the real estate world involves people staying put, such as the re-election of the chairman of one of the world’s largest construction firms. There have been plenty of job changes too, with a Singaporean… Read More>>
CCCC Buying Canada’s Aecon for $1.2B as China Goes All In on OBOR
China’s much-hyped One Belt, One Road initiative seems to be stretching across the Pacific, as a mainland construction giant buys one of Canada’s biggest builders for C$1.51 billion ($1.18 billion). The cross-border infrastructure acquisition comes after Chinese authorities put real… Read More>>
WeWork Rolls into Japan With 3 Tokyo Centres and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of the news today, Asia’s co-working competition continues to heat up with New York’s WeWork hoping to make it big in Japan. Expansion is proving a bit tougher for Guangzhou-based Country Garden, which has become the latest… Read More>>
Chinese-Owned Aussie Builder Scoops Up Sydney Project for $60M
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) is pressing ahead with overseas projects, buying an office tower in the heart of downtown Sydney through a local company it bought three years ago, The Australian reported this week.
John Holland, an Australian builder… Read More>>
Greentown China Announces $2.9B Global Investment Plan
After teetering on the edge of bankruptcy in 2014, real estate developer Greentown China has bounced back. Just two years after nearly selling itself to pay off creditors, the once insolvent home builder this week announced a RMB 20 billion… Read More>>
Related Inks $950M Los Angeles JV With Unit of Blacklisted Chinese Builder
Related Companies has become the latest US real estate giant to tie up with a Chinese developer in order to kickstart a major project, after the company started by billionaire Stephen Ross signed a joint venture agreement with a unit… Read More>>