In this week’s edition of Mingtiandi’s People in the News, CapitaLand unveils two leadership appointments following the Singapore-based property giant’s $8 billion merger with Ascendas-Singbridge, clarifying who’s driving which divisions of a company which now manages $90 billion of assets.
Grosvenor Appoints Sing Cheong Liu as APAC Chairman, Replacing Keith Kerr
Grosvenor Group today announced the appointment of Sing Cheong Liu as non-executive chairman of the UK-based developer’s Asia Pacific board, replacing Keith Kerr.
62-year-old Liu, a veteran chartered surveyor who also served as the founding chairman of the Royal Institute… Read More>>
Grosvenor Buys Ginza Shopping Tower in Maiden Japanese Retail Play
Britain’s Grosvenor Group is moving into the Japanese retail sector by picking up a 10-storey shopping tower in Tokyo’s Ginza district, adding to the company’s more than HK$6.8 billion ($871 million) in real estate assets under management in Asia Pacific.
Grosvenor Sells West End Trophy to Hong Kong Scion for $202M
Brexit may yet prove to have dire consequences for the UK, but it hasn’t stopped the kingdom’s royals from making a profitable property play this month, as the Duke of Westminster’s real estate firm sells off a West End commercial… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-04-03
While much of Greater China takes a break to clean up gravesites and honor their ancestors, the region’s real estate professionals remain on the move, with a number of high level job changes being reported just before the holiday. This… Read More>>
AXA Investment Managers Appoints Yoshihiko Hayafuji as Head of Japan
Fund management giant AXA Investment Managers has continued its march into Asia with the appointment this week of Yoshihiko Hayafuji as Head of Japan for AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM – Real Assets).
Based in Toyko, Hayafuji… Read More>>
Grosvenor Flips Shanghai Mall to Joy City for $202M
Less than three months after selling a 49 percent stake in six of its existing mainland malls, Chinese retail developer Joy City has put some of its cash hoard to work buying a Shanghai shopping centre from the UK’s Grosvenor.
China’s CIC and AEW Team Up to Buy Two French Malls From Grosvenor for $206M – Exclusive
China Investment Corporation (CIC) decided a little retail therapy was in order after announcing it had recorded a loss on overseas investment in 2015 a few months back. For the sovereign wealth fund this shopping binge meant investing €188 million ($206… Read More>>
Greater China Real Estate People in the News 2016-04-25
This week one of the UK’s best known developers appoints a new chief representative for China, a Shanghai builder adds senior management to its industrial team, and some international talent heads south from Shanghai to Hong Kong. Read on for… Read More>>
TH Real Estate Grows APAC Team With Hire of New Research Head
Property investment manager TH Real Estate continues its expansion in the region this month with the appointment of Harry Y Tan, formerly of Grosvenor, as its new Head of Research for Asia-Pacific.
Tan joined TH, which was formerly known as… Read More>>
