KKR on Tuesday hiked its tender offer price for Fuji Soft by 4.2 percent, trumping an announced bid by rival Bain Capital and furthering a months-long tussle between the US private equity majors for control of the Tokyo-listed systems developer.
GIC Confirms Promotion of Bryan Yeo to CIO as Jeffrey Jaensubhakij Retires
Singapore’s GIC on Tuesday announced the promotion of Bryan Yeo to chief investment officer of the sovereign wealth fund to succeed the retiring Jeffrey Jaensubhakij.
Yeo, who currently serves as deputy CIO, will take up the new post on 1… Read More>>
CICT Property Income Up 3.4% in 2024 on Singapore Retail Rebound
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust saw its net property income grow to S$1.15 billion ($850 million) in 2024, up 3.4 percent from the previous year, as strong tourism in Singapore and limited supply of retail space bode well for the REIT’s… Read More>>
Affinius Capital Adds Fergal Harris to Global Investment Team, Opens Sydney Office
US investment manager Affinius Capital has hired Fergal Harris as managing director in the firm’s global investors group, where the JLL veteran will launch the Affinius Sydney office and assume responsibility for capital-raising activities in Australia and New Zealand.
The… Read More>>
CapitaLand Investment Buys Osaka Site for $700M Data Centre Project
CapitaLand Investment has acquired land in Osaka to develop its first data centre in Japan at a total project cost of $700 million, as Singapore’s state-backed property players continue to up their bets on digital infrastructure in Asia’s second-biggest economy.
Singapore’s Temasek Backs $200M Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund With CenterSquare
Singapore state investment giant Temasek Holdings has partnered with US fund manager CenterSquare on a commercial real estate debt vehicle with a target deployment of $200 million.
The fund will invest in high-quality subordinate real estate loans as a continuation… Read More>>
Gordon Tang Buyout of Suntec REIT Looks Set to Fail as Deadline Extended Again
Mysterious mainland investors Gordon and Celine Tang may fall short in their fourth attempt to buy out a Singapore-listed property investor, with owners of Suntec REIT equity turning up their noses at what analysts describe as a low-ball privatisation offer.
Blackstone Q4 Earnings Up 56% on Infrastructure Strength as Real Estate Slumps
Blackstone reported $2.2 billion in distributable earnings in the fourth quarter, up 56 percent from the year-earlier period, as strong fee income from infrastructure strategies overcame high interest rates that punished the private equity titan’s real estate funds.
The Manhattan-based… Read More>>
Singapore Church Pays $40M to Resurrect Former Orchard Towers Nightclubs
The Singapore government has set out plans to rejuvenate the city’s Orchard Road commercial strip, and an evangelical church is now contributing to that effort by giving one of the city’s most notorious night spots a chance to be born… Read More>>
Lendlease Selling Capella Infrastructure Unit to Japan’s Sojitz for $146M
Lendlease has agreed to sell its Capella Capital infrastructure arm to Japan’s Sojitz Corporation for A$235 million ($146 million), as the Australian real estate group continues to dispose of non-core lines as part of a business overhaul.
The sale will… Read More>>