South Korea’s top pension fund pays $1.6 billion for an office complex on its home turf, with that deal leading today’s headline roundup. Also in the news, CapitaLand’s China REIT posts a drop in distributions and Australia’s Macquarie closes its… Read More>>
Scape Australia Revamps Student Housing Vehicle to Create $3.8B Open-Ended Fund
Australia’s biggest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, has converted its flagship purpose-built student accommodation vehicle into a A$6 billion ($3.8 billion) open-ended core fund with a 16,000-bed portfolio across 33 operational assets.
As part of the conversion, the fund has… Read More>>
Scape Wins $434M Investment From Korea’s NPS for Living Sector Platform
Australia’s biggest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, has secured a A$700 million ($434.3 million) equity commitment from South Korea’s National Pension Service for a suite of living sector investment strategies, the parties announced Thursday.
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Korea’s NPS Launches $800M Real Estate JV With Neuberger Berman’s Almanac Realty
South Korea’s National Pension Service has formed a private real estate venture with a unit of US investment manager Neuberger Berman, with the strategy setting an initial goal to deploy $800 million in capital in a general partner role.
The… Read More>>
Bain Capital to Invest $31B in Japan Over Five Years and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Bain Capital leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today as the US fund manager aims to invest $31 billion in Japan over the next five years. Also making the news, South Korea’s Lotte REIT mortgages a Gangnam department store as it raises… Read More>>
Fitch Downgrades Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A Singapore-listed trust of Indonesian malls leads today’s headline roundup as Fitch Ratings predicts a bond default in the coming months. Also making the cut is some tough bargaining over a distressed Korean builder and Hong Kong’s Henderson Land pushes… Read More>>
PAG Could Delay $2B Hong Kong IPO and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Asia’s roiling markets may have capsized an IPO expected to be among the biggest this year as reports emerge that PAG is backing away from its plan for a public listing. Also in the news, China Huarong Asset Management warns… Read More>>
Ascott Residence Trust to Buy 9 Overseas Assets and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
CapitaLand-managed Ascott Residence Trust is continuing to diversify beyond hospitality assets with news of its latest acquisition leading today’s collection of property headlines. Also in the news, China’s central government is taking further steps to prop up a select group… Read More>>
CK Asset Sells UBS London Headquarters to Korea’s NPS for $1.6B
Li Ka-shing’s CK Asset has completed the sale of its 5 Broadgate building in London to South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) for £1.21 billion ($1.57 billion), marking the UK capital’s biggest property deal in almost five years.
The developer… Read More>>
CapitaLand Sells Pair of Japan Malls for $380M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore’s CapitaLand offloads its two remaining malls in Japan at the same time that it buys a new logistics property in the country, an Abu Dhabi-backed group seeks to acquire an Indian mall… Read More>>