KKR has appointed Rob Yang from Blackstone as Head of Greater China real estate with the US private equity firm, effective 1 June. Yang joins KKR as a managing director based in Hong Kong as the New York-based investment management… Read More>>
China Real Estate Fund Pivots to Outbound Investment as Market Turns
At least one investment firm has made its position clear on where money is headed this year, and according to fund manager Harvest Real Estate Investment that direction is out of China.
According to a story in the Wall Street… Read More>>
Shanghai Commercial Real Estate Investment Deals Jump 50% in 2013
Large scale commercial property transactions in Shanghai increased by fifty percent from 2012 to 2013, according to one of the world’s largest real estate agencies.
The rise in en-bloc transactions, or sales of whole commercial buildings, reached RMB 46.7 billion… Read More>>
RRJ Capital Raising $1 Bil Fund for China Real Estate Market
China’s real estate industry is about to receive another $1 billion wave of foreign funding, and this latest surge comes from Hong Kong-based private equity firm, RRJ Capital.
According to Reuters, RRJ’s new fund will focus on residential, retail, hospitality… Read More>>
Blackstone Spends US$400 Mil for 40% of China Mall Developer
US private equity giant Blackstone made the latest acquisition of China real estate assets by a global finance firm this week when it agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in mall developer SZITIC Commercial Property Co, which is now… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Raises US$1 Billion to Invest in China Real Estate
Private equity real estate firm Gaw Capital Partners has successfully raised more than US$1 billion for its latest fund, as the Hong Kong-based firm prepares to ramp up its property investments in Greater China.
Gaw Capital announced the final close… Read More>>
Li Ka-Shing Cashes Out of Shanghai Office Project for US$1.15 Billion
The richest guy in Asia is bearish on China, and is now more than a billion dollars wealthier because of it.
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has disposed of his third major real estate asset in Greater China within the… Read More>>
Li Ka-Shing is Selling His China Real Estate – Should KKR Be Worried?
Asia’s richest man made headlines earlier this month by announcing plans for two companies that he controls to sell their stakes in a Guangzhou mall, which followed soon after the August announcement of plans for one of the companies to… Read More>>
Henry Kravis Says KKR to Invest in China Real Estate as Banks Stay on Sidelines
Henry Kravis, also known as the second “K” in KKR, was in Hong Kong yesterday to talk about opportunities for successful M&A in the region, and he made it clear that the company sees opportunities for profitable deals, especially as… Read More>>
Singapore’s Mapletree Raises US$1.4 bil for China Real Estate Fund
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments added US$1.4 billion to the private equity funds competing for China real estate assets last week when it announced the closing of its Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II.
The Mapletree fund is one of the largest China-centred… Read More>>