Leading today’s real estate news, US developer Hines has won a loan for an office project in northern India, while a Korean REIT buys up 20 floors of a central Seoul high rise.
Also in the headlines, Singapore’s Millennium &… Read More>>
CDL Steps Up SG Redevelopment Projects as Profit Falls 99%
Real estate giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) is stepping up plans to redevelop its older commercial buildings in Singapore’s central business district after the COVID-19 pandemic dragged the group’s net profit in the first six months of the year.
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M&C Hotels CEO Quits After Four Months as Pandemic Drags Firm Into the Red
The sudden departure of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels CEO Clarence Tan, after helming the hospitality arm of Singapore-based real estate giant City Developments Limited for just four months, puts the spotlight on the challenging environment for hoteliers amid the COVID-19… Read More>>
Sun Hung Kai Says Hong Kong Hotels Now Half-Empty and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
News of the impact of Hong Kong’s economic slump on even its biggest players leads today’s headline roundup as the city’s biggest developer reveals that some of its hotels are now only half-occupied while its shopping centres suffer a lack… Read More>>
CDL Makes £776M Buyout Offer for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
City Developments Limited has launched a £776 million ($989 million) takeover bid for London-listed Millennium and Copthorne Hotels (M&C) that values the Airbnb-challenged hotel chain at £2.2 billion, according to an announcement by the publicly-listed flagship of the Hong Leong… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2018-04-16
Leading today’s roundup of people moves, Singapore developer CDL’s Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has named a veteran hospitality executive as its new group CEO. Also among the familiar faces showing up in new places this week is a retail real estate… Read More>>
Korean Proptech Startup Raises $9.3M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Proptech leads today’s news roundup, with a Korean real estate crowdfunding startup raising a pile of money in a record-breaking series A investment round. Also in the headlines, China Vanke and ZTE are set to move ahead on a Shenzhen… Read More>>
Millennium and Copthorne Agrees to £2B CDL Buyout Bid and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore’s CDL is back in the news again today after it appears to have achieved its mission of buying out a London-listed hotel chain already controlled by the property firm. Also grabbing some air time is mainland media darling and… Read More>>
Chinese Estates Builds HK$27B Evergrande Stake and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Joseph Lau’s Chinese Estates got some good news this week as the developer’s stake in China Evergrande now is worth more than its own Hong Kong market cap. Also in the headlines, China’s suppression of housing demand means that sales… Read More>>
Singapore’s CDL Offers to Buy Out Millennium & Copthorne Hotels in $822M Deal
Singaporean property heavyweight City Developments Limited (CDL) has offered to buy out the outside investors in its Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, in a deal that values the London-listed global hotelier at £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion).
CDL, which already holds a… Read More>>
