In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a tiff over fees prompts the exit of Shimao Services’ auditing firm, and analysts say sales of new homes in Hong Kong could soar this year as rate hikes ease and cross-border traffic… Read More>>
Angelo Gordon, Wang On Buying Kowloon Hotel From New World for $260M
Wang On Properties has announced its first hospitality investment, teaming with US private equity shop Angelo Gordon to purchase the Pentahotel Hong Kong from New World Development for HK$2 billion ($260 million).
The 695-room hotel in Kowloon contains 285,000 square… Read More>>
New World Keeps Revenue Steady Despite Crisis as Asset Sales Continue
New World Development is staying afloat despite Greater China’s property market slump, with its consolidated revenues having totaled HK$68.2 billion ($8.68 billion) in the year ended 30 June – down less than 1 percent from the previous year – while… Read More>>
Chow Tai Fook, FEC-Backed Casino Operator Called Unfit to Operate $2.3B Brisbane Project
The operator of an A$3.6 billion ($2.3 billion) Brisbane casino project backed by Hong Kong heavyweights Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium was found by an independent investigation to be unfit to run the controversial development.
A report… Read More>>
EC World REIT Selling Assets to Pay Debts and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, SGX-listed EC World REIT looks to sell some Hangzhou industrial assets to raise cash for debt repayment, China’s new home prices continue to fall amid a mortgage boycott, and global fund managers place… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-10-03
Top-level changes at fund managers and developers lead Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel moves this week as M&G appoints a new global chief executive and a pair of mainland property developers unveil new leaders for their boards. Also in the news,… Read More>>
Ares Buys $392M Stake in New World Project as First Hong Kong Real Estate Deal
US private equity firm Ares Management has made its first direct investment in Hong Kong real estate, picking up a 51 percent stake in a Kowloon office project from New World Development for approximately HK$3.07 billion ($392 million).
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New World Heir Said to Buy Commercial Building in Hong Kong’s Central for $36M
A scion of one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families has acquired an 11-storey commercial building in Hong Kong’s core business district as local media accounts identify the buyer of 118-120 Queen’s Road Central as William Junior Guilherme Doo, a director… Read More>>
Adrian Cheng Calls Bottom of China Meltdown, Says New World Will Buy $1.5B in New Sites
New World Development’s Adrian Cheng has called the bottom of the real estate market in China, telling the Financial Times that the Hong Kong-based property giant plans to spend RMB 10 billion ($1.5 billion) to buy land in top-tier mainland… Read More>>
Keppel DC REIT Acquisitions Boost Distributions and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore-listed Keppel DC REIT reports 2.5 percent year-on-year growth in its distribution per unit for the first half of 2022, as Mapletree Industrial Trust posts a 4.2 percent boost and CapitaLand China Trust… Read More>>
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