Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Geolo Capital, the private equity firm controlled by Hyatt heir John Pritzker has announced a partnership with Wanxiang America to invest up to $1 billion in US hotels.
Wanxiang America, the US branch of Hangzhou’s Wanxiang Group, is already one… Read More>>
China’s love affair with Sydney continued to pick up pace this month as Greenland Group picked up a pair of projects in Australia’s largest city for a combined A$170 million ($131 million).
The Shanghai-based developer, which outsold all other Chinese… Read More>>
China Resources Land, a giant state-run real estate firm, became the mainland’s latest developer to go asset light last week when the Beijing-based company sold the hotel portion of a Shanghai development to Stanley Ho’s Shun Tak Holdings for RMB… Read More>>
An ongoing scandal involving two powerful Chinese companies has already led to several detentions related to corruption charges, and this week it revealed how one of Beijing’s most prime locations was acquired for just RMB860 per square metre ($12.90 per… Read More>>
Fosun Group has drawn up a shortlist of 50 hotels for acquisition globally as the Chinese investment house plans to invest more than $500 million on hospitality sector assets.
The Shanghai-based conglomerate’s plans for the tourism industry were revealed at… Read More>>
China’s Fosun International is said to be pursuing London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, as the investment conglomerate continues to expand its global real estate portfolio.
The five-star London landmark is currently on the market for a reported ₤500 million ($762 million)… Read More>>
China’s insurance companies continued their global shopping spree this week when Sunshine Insurance agreed to buy the still unopened Baccarat Hotel in New York for more than $230 million.
According to sources familiar with the transaction, Sunshine is paying the… Read More>>
A little known company from western China is quickly becoming a major player in the southern California hotel market after a subsidiary of Sichuan Xinglida Group closed on the purchase of the Los Angeles Airport Marriott for $160 million.
The… Read More>>
Hospitality group Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced on Friday that it had sold its Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, Australia to China’s Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation for A$463 million (US$401 million).
The acquisition continues a number of major… Read More>>
The value of hotel investment transactions in Asia climbed to US$7.5 billion in 2013, up 218 percent over 2012 to reach the highest levels since the financial crisis in 2007.
The rebound in hotel asset values and deal numbers was… Read More>>
