Bridgestone is selling a housing compound in Tokyo’s upscale Roppongi area for more than JPY 63.3 billion ($423 million) above its book value, as the auto supplier parts with a property which has been on its balance sheet since 1897.
APG Commits $400M to ESR Korea Perpetual Logistics Core Fund With CPPIB
Dutch pension fund manager APG has committed more than $400 million to a Korean logistics core fund set up with longtime partners ESR and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
ESR Korea Logistics Core Fund is a continuation of the… Read More>>
Hillhouse Investment Real Assets Division Rebrands as Rava Partners
Four years after setting up a dedicated real estate division and a year and a half after closing on $2 billion in capital for that strategy, Hillhouse Investment has given its property division an independent identity as Rava Partners, according… Read More>>
Singapore’s CapitaLand Sets Up $600M APAC Co-Living Fund
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) aims to raise as much as $600 million for a newly established Asia Pacific fund targetting serviced residence and co-living opportunities which it is seeding with a pair of assets from its Ascott lodging division, the Singapore… Read More>>
Japan’s Tokyu Land to Sell Office Space in Shibuya Tower for $673M
Developer Tokyu Land Corporation is selling a stake in a set of central Tokyo office floors for over JPY 100 billion ($673 million), as office rents in the Japanese capital continue to rise despite worries over an influx of new… Read More>>
KKR Japan REIT Acquiring Tokyo Apartments in 12th Multi-Family Buy in One Year
KKR’s TSE-listed REIT is making its 12th apartment purchase in less than one year as its manager announced on Wednesday the acquisition of four Tokyo rental residential assets for JPY 9.5 billion ($64 million) from a subsidiary of Daiwa House.
CDL Buying $111M London Co-Living Project From Bridges Fund Management
City Developments Ltd (CDL) continues to ramp up its presence in the UK’s build-to-rent sector with the Singaporean property giant announcing this week that it has acquired a £88 million ($111 million) rental residential project in West London’s White City… Read More>>
Receivers Sell London Office Tower Seized From China’s Cheung Kei for 60% Off
An office block on London’s Canary Wharf which was once a trophy for the chairman of China’s Cheung Kei Group is being sold by receivers for £110 million ($134 million) — 60 percent less than what the mainland investor paid… Read More>>
HSBC AM Completes SilkRoad Buyout, Peter Wittendorp to Head Asia Real Estate
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has completed its acquisition of SilkRoad Property Partners and appointed Peter Wittendorp, founder and former chief executive officer of the Singapore-based private equity firm, to lead its real estate business in Asia Pacific.
The transaction… Read More>>
Weave-BlackRock JV Buying Singapore Citadines From CapitaLand Ascott Trust for $111M
Weave Living continues to expand its network of investors and its portfolio of properties, with the rental residential investor and operator announcing on Friday that it has formed a joint venture with a BlackRock fund to purchase a Singapore serviced… Read More>>