Asia real estate and outbound investment news
The world’s largest industrial real estate firm has teamed up with a unit of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to launch $5.2 billion in China logistics initiatives, according to an announcement by Prologis yesterday.
RMB 12.3 billion ($1.7 billion)… Read More>>
Co-working India-style leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of real estate headlines today with the news that the India franchise of the struggling US flexible space giant is looking to raise $200 million to fund its expansion drive.
Alibaba has invested RMB 23.3 billion ($3.3 billion) in logistics affiliate Cainiao, raising its equity in the warehousing and shipping company from 51 percent to 63 percent.
The e-commerce giant said in a statement that the additional 12 percent shareholding… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Partners has established a new joint venture with mainland data centre developer and operator Centrin Data to acquire, develop and operate hyperscale facilities in China, according to an announcement by the Hong Kong-based investment management firm on Friday.
Singapore’s GIC is buying out its partner’s half-stake in a Beijing office building for around RMB 3.03 billion ($433 million), as the sovereign wealth fund bets on the capital’s emerging business district.
GIC is purchasing the 50 percent stake in… Read More>>
UK-based fund manager Actis has taken a majority stake in China-focused data centre specialist Chayora Holdings with a $180 million investment.
The London-headquartered firm, which is providing the capital through its Actis Asia Real Estate Fund and other managed investment… Read More>>
Just months after Canada fired its ambassador to China for questioning his country’s approach to the US-Huawei dispute, the North American country’s chosen replacement is facing questions of potential conflicts of interest surrounding his wife’s role as head of Blackrock… Read More>>
KKR has partnered up with a Shanghai-based fund manager to acquire a commercial development near the city’s historic Bund waterfront, according to people familiar with the matter.
The US private equity pioneer is making the investment through a joint venture that… Read More>>
Sweden’s IKEA will plough RMB 10 billion ($1.41 billion) into its China operations in the upcoming 2020 fiscal year, in a bid to upgrade and expand its store network and boost its e-commerce offerings in the country.
The planned investment… Read More>>
China’s commercial real estate market has been the second-most liquid in the world this year, driven by an increase in both foreign and domestic investment.
Commercial real estate transaction volumes in China hit a record high of US$25 billion in… Read More>>
