Google has unveiled an investment in New Green Power (NGP), a Taipei-based solar developer wholly owned by a BlackRock-managed fund, as part of a partnership with BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure business that will help the US tech giant power its data… Read More>>
Shanghai Hotel Sold at Auction for $59M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A distressed sale in Shanghai leads today’s review of real estate headlines from around the region, with the hotel in Huangpu district selling online in less than an hour. Also in the news, China’s home sales continued to slide in… Read More>>
Ex-Goldman Japan Exec Joins Jack Ma-Backed PE Firm and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A former Goldman Sachs executive in Japan joins a private equity firm backed by Alibaba’s Jack Ma, with that story leading Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today. Also making the news, KKR considers entering Japan’s private credit market and Google completes its… Read More>>
Singapore Aims to Boost Power to Data Centres by 35% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today as the city-state looks to ramp up its power allocation to server-hosting facilities. Also making the list, a US court approves WeWork’s bankruptcy plan and sale to Yardi and Google eyes a $2 billion… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2024-04-15
New leadership for a top investment bank’s Korea business leads this week’s collection of real estate headlines from around Asia Pacific, with DWS also making the list with an Aussie upgrade. Back in the US, Lone Star names a new… Read More>>
Wheelock Boss Splashes $7.6M for HK Condo and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Douglas Woo of Wheelock & Co bags a luxe apartment in Hong Kong’s Repulse Bay, and mainland developer Sunac warns of a 2022 loss on the order of $4 billion.
Google Trims Space at Frasers’ Alexandra Technopark in Singapore Amid Layoffs
Google is surrendering a portion of its premises in Singapore’s Alexandra Technopark, the manager of the listed REIT that owns the property announced, as the California-based search giant shrinks its global office footprint.
Google Asia Pacific has exercised its contractual… Read More>>
Evergrande Boss Said Selling London’s Priciest Mansion and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading off today’s roundup of regional news headlines is China Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin, aka Hui Ka Yan, who reportedly has been unmasked as the ultimate owner of London’s most expensive house — a Knightsbridge mansion previously linked solely to… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-08-29
The fallout from a set of investigations into executives at state-run developers in China leads this week’s set of personnel updates on Mingtiandi, with the chairman of two Hong Kong-listed units of Xiamen C&D Group making a hasty exit. Also… Read More>>
Google Unveils Third Singapore Data Centre in Jurong, Marks 15 Years in City-State
Google on Tuesday announced the start of operations at its third data centre in Singapore, a multi-storey development in Jurong, as part of festivities celebrating 15 years of the US tech giant’s presence in the city-state.
The power-up of the… Read More>>