A consortium led by state-backed China Resources Land outbid Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai Properties and a joint venture between Swire Properties and Ping An Real Estate to win a commercial site in Shanghai’s Jing’an district for a record RMB… Read More>>
Duff & Phelps Moves HQ to Three Pacific Place and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, reports of a market downturn seem to still be unconfirmed rumours last week in the city’s prime business districts as new office leases and asset sales pushed the upper limits of market… Read More>>
CEFC Europe Deals Hit the Wall as Investment Firm Defaults on $327M in Bonds
One of China’s most troubled cross-border investors became the mainland’s latest default story this month as a unit of China CEFC Energy informed the Shanghai stock exchange that it had failed to fulfill obligations for bond payments totalling RMB 2.09… Read More>>
CITIC Comes to CEFC’s Rescue in Europe and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s new roundup, China’s CIITC Group has once again come to the rescue of a troubled overseas project as the state-run investment giant announces a European JV with scandal-plagued CEFC.
And if joint ventures don’t light… Read More>>
R&F Eyes $1B Zimbabwe Steel Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, one of China’s biggest home builders may be moving way up the risk curve, with a proposed deal for a decrepit steel factory in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe. Also in the news, flailing Chinese energy firm CEFC may get… Read More>>
Country Garden to Help McD’s Open 2000 More China Burger Joints
One of the mainland’s biggest developers has agreed to help McDonald’s reach its goal of opening 2,000 new restaurants in China by 2022.
In a strategic cooperation deal signed last week between Guangzhou-based Country Garden and the new ownership of… Read More>>
McD’s Flips China Business to CITIC and Carlyle for $2B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Mickey D’s has decided that selling out may be its best mainland strategy in 2017 – especially as it involves taking in more than $2 billion from CITIC and Carlyle. Also in today’s headlines, developer CSI cashes out in Causeway… Read More>>
Ralph Lauren Closes HK Flagship Store in Luxury Letdown and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Ralph Lauren may be an American legend, but his Hong Kong flagship store will soon be a local memory as the US fashion brand adapts to the city’s struggling luxury market. Also in the news today, Savills Investment Management disposes… Read More>>
Citic and Carlyle Close in on $3B Deal for China McDonald’s and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
McDonald’s may not get a break today, but the fast food giant appears close to selling off its China stores to a consortium led by Carlyle and Citic according to news reports that value the transaction at u to $3… Read More>>
Li Ka-shing Feeling Brexit Blues And More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In the news today, Hong Kong’s Superman is weakened by kryptonite in its Brexit-form as shares in his affiliates continue to trend downward. Meanwhile Korea’s Lotte Department Store is teaming with Citic Group to enter the Shanghai retail sector and… Read More>>