Asia real estate and outbound investment news
A recently established Singapore fund manager has made its maiden acquisition, picking up a commercial building in London’s Soho area from Hong Kong investor Lai Wing-To for around £35 million ($45.7 million), according to a statement on 21 August.
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Chinese Estates Holdings has sold an office block in London’s posh Mayfair area to local developer and investor Oval Real Estate for £125.4 million ($160.9 million), with the asset changing hands at a 7 percent discount to its £135 million… Read More>>
Singapore-based Q Investment Partners has formed a £100 million ($128 million) UK student housing joint venture with Malaysian builder Gamuda Land to develop a 299-bed project in southeast London.
The property in the Woolwich area on the south bank of… Read More>>
GIC has sold its 17.5 percent stake in the UK’s fifth largest mall to London-based developer and property investor Land Securities Group (Landsec) for £120 million ($152 million), with the Singaporean sovereign fund taking a 62 percent haircut on its… Read More>>
Chinese Estates Holdings has put up for sale an office block in London’s posh Mayfair area, as the developer formerly controlled by fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau seeks to shore up liquidity following a 93 percent net profit plunge last year.
A Singapore private equity firm has acquired a central London hotel for a refurbishment project with an expected end value of S$70 million ($51.7 million), as Asian investors continue to target hospitality assets in the British capital.
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A private investment vehicle backed by some of Hong Kong’s biggest property tycoons has slashed the asking price for a prime office building in London’s prestigious St James’ district, after the property’s value fell as much as 18.5 percent from… Read More>>
Guangzhou R&F Properties (R&F) this week averted default on an £800 million project loan for its One Nine Elms development in southwest London, signing a deal to sell the $1.3 billion UK condo and hotel project after winning consent from… Read More>>
Singapore investment manager Sun Venture has made its first hospitality bet by acquiring a 280-key hotel in central London from UK asset manager Resolution Property for less than £100 million ($126.5 million), according to market sources familiar with the transaction.
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>>
