In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a UK data centre operator’s Chinese owners consider selling out, a Korean sovereign wealth fund shakes up its leadership, and Hong Kong’s “Shop King” is sued over an unpaid debt.
Lendlease Picks Global Switch Vet to Lead $1B APAC Data Centre Push
Australian property giant Lendlease has hired former Global Switch managing director Sam Lee to head up its data centre platform in Asia Pacific.
With Lee overseeing operations from Singapore as Lendlease’s managing director of data centres, the developer plans to… Read More>>
Evergrande Sends Humbled Coach Cannavaro for Re-Education and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A mainland developer leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that the company has banished the boss of its football team after a string of bad results.
In other news around the… Read More>>
Chinese-Backed Data Centre Giant Aims for HK IPO at £9B Valuation
Just over two years after being acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors, UK data centre developer Global Switch is preparing for a stock market listing in Hong Kong later this year that could value it at more than £9… Read More>>
Ping An, Citic Bank and AVIC Trust Join $2.8B Investment in UK Data Centre Developer
Data centre developer Global Switch Limited announced last week that a consortium of Chinese investors including AVIC Trust and Hong Kong affiliates of China Citic Bank, Haoyue Capital and Jiangsu Sha Steel have agreed to pay £2.1 billion ($2.78 billion)… Read More>>