In this edition of our regional news roundup, South Korean investors move a step closer to losing their shirt on a Las Vegas bet, Singapore’s finance minister sounds the alarm on ultra-low interest rates, and Hong Kong-listed Chinese tech firms… Read More>>
ARA Teams Up With Korea’s NH Investment for $897M Seoul Office Buy
ARA Asset Management has completed Seoul’s biggest building buy this year, picking up a newly completed office tower in a deal valued at KRW 1 trillion ($897 million) according to a statement on Tuesday.
The Singapore-based investment manager has purchased… Read More>>
Korea’s Mirae, Hana, NH Face Losses as Witkoff’s $2.5B Vegas Casino Defaults
South Korea’s dalliance with US hotels has been derailed for the second time in five weeks, after a $2.5 billion Las Vegas strip project financed by a Seoul-based asset manager has defaulted on its debt obligations.
New York-based Witkoff, which… Read More>>
Korea’s KB Asset, NH Investment Buy Dallas Complex for Reported $370M
A fund managed by Seoul-based KB Asset Management has purchased a landmark development in Dallas, Texas, reportedly teaming up with its compatriots at NH Investment & Securities to lasso the commercial complex for $370 million.
The asset management arm of… Read More>>
Korea’s NH Investment, Shinhan Lead €480M Buy of Helsinki’s Biggest Office Building
Some of South Korea’s best-known investors have trekked across the North Pole to find partners for the largest ever single-asset office investment in Finland’s history.
A pair of Korean brokerages – NH Investment & Securities and Shinhan Investment Corp –… Read More>>
Korea’s NH Investment Selected as Preferred Bidder for $863M Seoul Tower
Korea’s NH Investment & Securities has taken a step toward acquiring one of Seoul’s largest office projects, after being selected as the preferred bidder for Tower 2 of the city’s Parc 1 complex, according to sources familiar with the project… Read More>>
Hana Financial Teams Up to Buy Vienna Hilton for €370M
Munich-based Wealthcore Investment Management has joined forces with a consortium of Korean investors including Hana Financial Investment to acquire the Hilton Parkview hotel in Vienna for €370 million ($414 million), according to an announcement by the German firm.
Wealthcore and… Read More>>
Korea’s NH Investment, ARA Team Up for $890M Seoul Office Buy
A fund managed by Singapore’s ARA Asset Management has agreed to purchase the iconic Seoul Square building from KR1 CR REIT, a locally-listed trust whose largest shareholder is a division of Singapore’s Keppel Capital.
The deal, which is said by… Read More>>
HNA Said Shopping Radisson Hotels Amid Cash Crunch and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s troubled HNA Group leads the region’s real estate news again today as the once-trigger happy buyer continues to unload assets around the globe. Chen Feng’s transport and tourism-focused group is now said to be selling off Minnesota’s Radisson Hotel… Read More>>
