Chicago-based Heitman LLC has raised $338 million for a new closed-end fund targeting property in the region from Melbourne to Tokyo. Demand was seen as strong, as the initial target for the Heitman Asia-Pacific Property Investors (HAPI) vehicle was only… Read More>>
AEW Holds Final Close of Third APAC Value-Add Fund at $1.12B
Global real estate investment manager AEW has achieved the final close of its third Asia Pacific value-added fund with total commitments of $1.12 billion, far surpassing its $750 million fundraising target.
An array of US and Europe-based public and private… Read More>>
Blackstone Bags $7.1B for Biggest-Ever Asian Real Estate Fund
US private equity firm Blackstone Group has forged the largest-ever fund dedicated to property investments in Asia by holding a final close on Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia II (BREP II), at around $7.1 billion of capital commitments.
Blackstone’s second… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Announces $412M Close of Third US Value-Add Fund
Gaw Capital has closed its third US value-add real estate fund with total commitments reaching a hard cap size of $412 million, the Hong Kong-based private equity shop announced. The Gaw Capital US Fund III will mainly target real estate… Read More>>
LaSalle Raises $1.15B for Fifth Asia Opportunity Fund
US-based real estate investment firm LaSalle Investment Management has secured $1.15 billion of equity for its fifth pan-Asia opportunistic fund, topping the initial target of $750 million as global institutional investors pile into the region’s property assets.
The capital will… Read More>>
PAG Said Gearing Up for New $6B Asia Buyout Fund
Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm PAG is planning a new Asia buyout fund with a target of $6 billion, according to a Reuters account citing people with knowledge of the plan. PAG has reportedly started canvassing investors about the vehicle… Read More>>
Kailong Promotes Ivan Ho to HK CEO, Launches USD Fund with $500M Target
Hong Kong-based real estate investment manager Kailong is raising a new, US dollar-denominated fund focussing on properties in Greater China, with a target size of $500 million.
Ivan Ho, who has just been promoted to the newly-create role of CEO… Read More>>
CBRE GI Aims $1B at Asia’s Logistics Sector After Latest Fund Close
CBRE Global Investors will be adding more Asian properties to its $98.3 billion in global assets under management, as the Los Angeles-based firm has announced the final closing of a $1 billion Asia real estate fund.
Warehouse-focussed vehicle Asia Value… Read More>>
LaSalle Closes Fourth Japanese Logistics Fund at $350M
LaSalle Investment Management has closed its fourth Japanese logistics fund after raising $350 million in new cash to expand its fleet of logistics facilities in the Land of the Rising Sun.
The fund-raising haul paves the way for LaSalle to… Read More>>
James Lim To Run Real Estate Funds Division at CapitaLand
Former HSBC real estate finance executive James Lim is joining CapitaLand, where he will run the private equity funds business of the Singaporean property group, according to an internal email seen by Mingtiandi.
Effective November 1, Lim will take the… Read More>>
