Asia real estate and outbound investment news
IWG, the parent company for Regus has agreed to sell its Japanese business for £320 million ($446 million) as the flexible office provider shifts toward a franchise model.
The London-listed firm is selling 100 percent of the equity in the… Read More>>
Hong Kong-listed Chinachem is suing Kr Space for HK$500 million ($63.8 million) accusing the mainland co-working space provider of breaking a five-year lease contract, according to a writ filed by the property developer with Hong Kong’s High Court.
Kr Space,… Read More>>
Filipino co-working operator KMC has won fresh financial backing from a Malaysian-Japanese investment fund, according to an announcement today by the Manila-based firm.
KMC, a unit of the company which operates property agency KMC Savills, said that it will use… Read More>>
While some of its domestic competitors show signs of stumbling, Chinese co-working giant Ucommune has raised RMB 200 million ($29.8 million) in a round backed by a real estate affiliate of Chinese industrial conglomerate Beijing Xingpai Group, according to information… Read More>>
US co-working unicorn WeWork still has its foot on the gas in Hong Kong with local news sources saying the flexible space startup has just taken on six new floors in Wharf’s Harbour City complex near the Star Ferry terminal… Read More>>
Mainland co-working provider Kr Space, a spinoff of Alibaba-backed tech media firm 36Kr, is said to be closing down six locations, spanning 30,000 square meters (322,917 square feet) according to local media accounts, a move which casts doubts over the… Read More>>
No18, the top-end stablemate of flexible office giant Regus, is set to open its first Asian location in the third quarter of this year, after leasing 20,600 square feet (1,913 square metres) near the island nation’s City Hall metro station.
China state-owned Gemdale Properties and Investment has handed over one of its own co-working facilities to WeWork for conversion into a new centre for the co-working giant, as the two companies enter a revenue sharing agreement, according to a statement… Read More>>
WeWork lost $723 million in the first half of 2018, but the company’s largest shareholder still found a way to profit from the shared office firm’s business of signing long-term leases with landlords and subleasing rooms, desks and sofas to… Read More>>
Tech investor Softbank has agreed to invest a fresh $2 billion in the shared space giant formerly known as WeWork, according to an announcement on Tuesday by the co-working pioneer.
The new investment represents around 12 percent of the $16… Read More>>
