A pair of Hong Kong property consultancy moves leads our roundup of personnel updates from across the region this week, with JLL announcing a new head of research for Greater China, and CBRE bringing on board a long time Savills… Read More>>
Link REIT Hiring Outgoing Manulife IM Exec Kenny Lam as Co-CIO
Less than a month after welcoming a leader for operations outside mainland China and Hong Kong, Link REIT’s manager is doubling down on its global expansion plan by adding an executive from Manulife IM Real Estate to head its investments… Read More>>
Jessie Liu to Lead Manulife Asia Property Investment as Kenny Lam Exits Firm
Manulife Investment Management on Thursday announced the promotion of Jessie Liu to head of transactions and portfolio management for Asia real estate private markets, a role in which she will take over the duties of the departing Kenny Lam.
Liu… Read More>>
Manulife and Kenedix Launch $170M Japan Multi-Family JV With 9 Seed Assets
Canada’s Manulife Investment Management and Tokyo-based Kenedix have agreed to form a JPY 19.8 billion ($170 million) joint venture to acquire multi-family assets in Japan’s major cities.
The JV will be seeded with a portfolio of nine properties, including four… Read More>>
Logos Vietnam Venture Acquires $80M Warehouse Complex in JV With Manulife
Industrial developer Logos has made a fourth acquisition under its Vietnam logistics development vehicle, teaming with Manulife Investment Management for an investment in a newly built asset in a key manufacturing hub northeast of Ho Chi Minh City.
Situated at… Read More>>
Manulife to Acquire Minority Stake in Hong Kong’s Arch Capital
Canada’s Manulife Investment Management has agreed to acquire a significant minority equity position in Hong Kong-based Arch Capital Management, a private equity firm focused on real estate in Asia Pacific.
Once the deal gains regulatory approval, it will combine Arch… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-01-17
The new year continues to yield a flurry of top level personnel moves in Asia Pacific’s real estate community, including mainland China heavyweight Poly Developments naming a new chairman. There are also top level moves by Manulife Investment Management, Greystar,… Read More>>
Manulife Puts Name on Third HK Tower After Signing City’s Biggest Lease of 2021
Canadian financial services firm Manulife now has a third office tower in Kowloon East bearing its trademarks as PAG’s International Trade Tower has been rebranded under the name of its anchor tenant.
“We are excited to broaden our footprint into… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate Takes Aim at Net Zero: MTD TV Asia Sustainable Real Estate Forum 2021
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Some 80 percent of real estate professionals in Asia Pacific now say that sustainability is important… Read More>>
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>>