Japan’s Daiwa House hooks up with US-based Toll Brothers on a luxury residential project near New York City, with that joint venture leading today’s headline roundup. Also making the list, China’s Country Garden submits a revised restructuring plan to creditors… Read More>>
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL Buys Out Orchard Road Complex for $618M in Year’s Biggest Collective Sale
Hotel Properties Ltd has acquired the Concorde hotel and mall complex on Singapore’s Orchard Road for S$821 million ($618.7 million), setting the stage for the property’s redevelopment amid a government-led rejuvenation drive in Southeast Asia’s best-known shopping belt.
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Singapore Charges Billionaire Ong Beng Seng and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng is charged in connection with a bribery scandal, with that story leading today’s headline roundup. Also making news, Blackstone is said to be raising $10 billion for an Asia buyout fund and the former CEO… Read More>>
Singapore to Make Ong Beng Seng Decision Soon and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore law enforcement officials are nearing a decision on the fate of property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, with that story leading Mingtiandi’s headline roundup. Also making the list, BlackRock says it will refrain for the time being from further real… Read More>>
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL Leads Sale Effort for Orchard Road Hotel Complex
Just over one year after winning provisional approval to redevelop a trio of buildings at the west end of Singapore’s Orchard Road, Ong Beng Seng’s Hotel Properties Ltd is poised to sell a commercial complex along the eastern portion of… Read More>>
Singapore Minister Charged with Corruption in Case Linked to Hotel Tycoon Ong Beng Seng
Singapore’s transport minister S. Iswaran on Thursday was slapped with 27 charges, including two counts of corruption related to assisting Ong Beng Seng, co-founder of SGX-listed Hotel Properties Ltd, to secure agreements for one of his companies with the country’s… Read More>>
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL Gets Provisional Nod for Orchard Road Redevelopment in Singapore
Hotel Properties Ltd, the builder controlled by billionaire Ong Beng Seng, has secured provisional permission from Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to transform a set of Orchard Road buildings into a mixed-use project with hotel, retail, office and residential components.
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Blackstone Looks to Refill Japan Portfolio and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Japan leads today’s roundup of real estate headlines from around the region, with Blackstone talking up its recent series of disposals in Asia’s second-largest economy. Also in the news, SGX-listed Manulife US REIT will halt distributions for the first half… Read More>>
Ong Beng Seng Said Back in Singapore and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is reportedly back in the country after a post-arrest jaunt in Bali and Dalian Wanda spooks markets as it wrestles with an offshore bond nearing maturity. Also… Read More>>
Hotel Tycoon Ong Beng Seng Arrested in Singapore Transport Minister Graft Probe
Ong Beng Seng, co-founder and controlling shareholder of SGX-listed Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL), has been arrested and was requested by Singapore’s anti-graft agency to provide details regarding his interactions with Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who has been put on leave… Read More>>