Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Blackstone is poised to buy back a portfolio of Japanese rental apartments from troubled mainland insurer Anbang Insurance for JPY 300 billion ($2.7 billion) in what would be the largest property deal ever in Japan.
Stephen Schwarzman’s Blackstone, which has… Read More>>
Blackstone has raised its bid for Unizo Holdings to JPY 192 billion ($1.76 billion), forcing fresh moves by rivals Lone Star Funds and Fortress Investment Group in the contest for the Tokyo-listed hotelier and real estate investment firm.
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Mapletree Logistics Trust Management has agreed to acquire 98.47 percent of a newly built logistics facility in western Japan’s Kobe as the trust strengthens its portfolio to meet the rising demand for logistics space in the country, according to a… Read More>>
London-based Nuveen Real Estate announced today that it had teamed up with Japanese asset manager Kenedix to purchase seven Tokyo apartment blocks for $224 million, according to a joint announcement by the companies.
The purchase of the multifamily assets in… Read More>>
Hong Kong-based Phoenix Property Investors has sold an apartment building in Tokyo for JPY 20 billion ($180 million), just 30 months after buying the property in the Shinagawa area.
The private equity shop headed by financiers Benjamin Lee and Samuel… Read More>>
ESR has landed Amazon as an anchor tenant for one of its Tokyo area logistics facilities, as the Warburg Pincus-backed specialist continues to capitalise on the demand for logistics space fuelled by the growth of e-commerce in Japan.
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Mitsubishi Estate Corporation is looking to double the size of its overseas property investment platform to JPY 1 trillion ($9 billion), according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review.
The Japanese property giant plans to expand the low-risk, long-term… Read More>>
The logistics unit of an ecommerce giant leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today as the the e-commerce giant mulls an IPO that could potentially raise $10 billion.
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Greystar Real Estate Partners has announced the appointment of Akira Kosugi as managing director of its Japan business as the US-based rental apartment developer embarks on the next stage of its Asia expansion.
The company’s newly launched Tokyo office brings… Read More>>
Golf leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that a Hong Kong joint venture has purchased a company that holds two golf courses and a hotel in Scotland’s St Andrews.
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