Some 80 percent of real estate professionals in Asia Pacific now say that sustainability is important to their organisation’s business, according to the results of a survey released today at Mingtiandi’s Asia Sustainable Real Estate forum 2021 on MTD TV.
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-05-24
This week’s collection of personnel moves around Asia’s real estate world includes a new CEO for the only listed trust of mainland outlet malls, a new global real estate investment boss at one of Canada’s largest insurers and veteran broker… Read More>>
PGIM, Manulife Pay $663M for Blackstone’s 90% Stake in Aussie Logistics Portfolio
Riding high on a wave of Asia Pacific acquisitions, PGIM Real Estate splashed out again this week to take a large chunk of an Australian logistics portfolio from fellow US-based fund manager Blackstone.
Market sources confirmed to Mingtiandi on Thursday… Read More>>
ARA Buys Out Manager of China’s Dasin Retail Trust and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore’s ARA Asset Management buys out the manager of China’s Dasin Retail Trust, JD.com reportedly gets the go-ahead for its logistics unit’s IPO, and private equity titan Blackstone looks to offload some… Read More>>
Manulife Signs Hong Kong’s Biggest Office Lease Since 2019 in PAG-Owned Tower
Canada-based financial services firm Manulife said Wednesday that its Hong Kong operation had signed a lease agreement for 145,000 square feet (13,471 square metres) of office space in Kowloon East, marking the city’s biggest office leasing deal in terms of… Read More>>
Vanke Sues US Partner Over Troubled NYC Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Chinese developer Vanke strikes back in court against its New York partners over their condo development deal gone sour, South Korea’s Meritz Securities faces its own Manhattan melodrama as the builder of a… Read More>>
Manulife Biggest Investor in HK$9.8B Buy of Swire’s Cityplaza One in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s biggest building sale of 2020 closed on one of the last days of the year, with sign-off on the trade of Swire Properties’ Cityplaza One in Taikoo also bringing to light the deal’s largest investor.
While a consortium… Read More>>
ESR Sets Up RMB 1.7B China Logistics JV with Manulife
Logistics developer and fund manager ESR today announced a new joint venture with Canadian insurer Manulife, adding to its growing list of investment partnerships in 2020.
As part of the same announcement, ESR revealed that the new venture has completed… Read More>>
Alpha, Manulife Team with Indonesian Builder for $200M Warehouse JV
Singapore-based Alpha Investment Partners Limited has joined forces with a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation and Indonesian warehouse specialist PT Mega Manunggal Property Tbk (MMP) for a new $200 million logistics investment in Jakarta, according to an announcement to the… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2019-03-25
Companies from the construction, investment and development branches of Asia’s real estate industry are all seeing top level changes in their teams this week, including a new chairman at the Hong Kong division of China’s largest construction company and a… Read More>>
