M&G Real Estate is poised to scoop up South Korea’s most expensive single property, as the arm of British insurer Prudential Plc will reportedly soon strike a deal to buy a new twin tower office complex in downtown Seoul for… Read More>>
KKR India Real Estate Head Said Leaving to Start New Business
KKR India real estate chief Ashish Khandelia is said to be leaving the US private equity firm to start his own business, according to an account this week in Singapore-based Dealstreet Asia.
Khandelia would be leaving the US buyout giant… Read More>>
KKR-Led Group Poised to Buy $1B Seoul Office Project in Record-Breaking Deal
A consortium led by US private equity giant KKR & Co is poised to land the biggest single-asset property deal in South Korean history by scooping up a twin office tower complex in Seoul worth an estimated 1.1 trillion won… Read More>>
GIC, KKR, OMERS Lead $1.75B Investment in India’s Largest Mortgage Lender
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is joining US private equity pioneer KKR and other global investors to take a $1.75 billion stake in India’s largest mortgage lender, as the South Asian nation gears up for a housing boom.
Mumbai-based Housing… Read More>>
KKR To Open Third Greater China Office in Shanghai
Global private equity firm KKR is opening an office in Shanghai, marking its third location in Greater China after Beijing and Hong Kong. The new address in the mainland financial hub is aimed at enhancing the company’s focus on the… Read More>>
$72M Penthouse Seen Testing Singapore Luxury Market and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s real estate headlines in the region is a pricey Singaporean penthouse that comes with its own private pool, as the Lion City tests its nascent real estate recovery. Also in the news, China’s leading builder of outlet malls… Read More>>
Private Equity Pioneer KKR Raises $9.3B for Third Asian Fund
Leveraged-buyout pioneer KKR has closed on its third pan-Asian fund, after raising US$9.3 billion for private equity investments across the region, the New York-based global investment firm announced Friday. The new vehicle, Asian Fund III, is the largest ever private… Read More>>
KKR, Ascendas-Singbridge Bid for Singapore’s $1.3B United Engineers
KKR, Ascendas-Singbridge and Perennial Real Estate are among the finalists competing to acquire S$1.9 billion ($1.3 billion) Singapore property group United Engineers Ltd, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. The bids for the company were confirmed in a notice… Read More>>
KKR and Sino-Ocean Go on $191M Outlet Mall Spree in China
In the US, the Friday after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year as consumers throng malls looking for holiday bargains.
For US private equity pioneer KKR and Chinese developer Sino-Ocean, Black Friday’s combined bill came to $191… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2016-09-19
This week’s people in the news sees several familiar faces taking on new roles. Taikang Asset Management promoted its newest director from within while JLL’s new International Director of Corporate Solutions has been with the firm for more than 15… Read More>>