There is no denying Anbang Insurance Group loves hotels, the mainland insurer has made a number of headline-stealing acquisitions including the $1.95 billion purchase of the Waldorf Astoria last year, but it appears as if the firm may also have… Read More>>
China Minsheng Acquires London Office Complex From Société Générale
China Minsheng Investment purchased Société Générale’s central London headquarters from the French bank for £84.5 million ($112.8 million) through its Hong Kong-based subsidiary SRE Group. According to a statement by SRE Group to the Hong Kong stock exchange, the deal… Read More>>
China Life to Ramp Up Overseas Deals in Wake of 67% Profit Plunge
China Life, the Beijing-based insurer with major property holdings in the US and Britain, is looking to ramp up its outbound real estate investments, the company told reporters late last week, on the heels of announcing a 67 percent plunge… Read More>>
China Real Estate Investors Aim to Score with UK and European Football Clubs Sponsored Feature
Chinese investors, including developers, have spent billions on European football clubs, reaping dividends from instant global branding and recognition, which is subsequently leading to real estate investment in the region.
In recent days, as Brexit takes a backseat, British news… Read More>>
Chinese Insurers Expected to Make $73B in Cross-Border Real Estate Deals
Insurance companies from mainland China can be expected to sharply increase their overseas acquisitions of real estate in the next few years, with these cross border property deals expected to total $73 billion by 2019, according to a report issued… Read More>>
Mingtiandi Leads HK Panel with Vanke and Ping An
With cross-border real estate investments from China heading past $15 billion per year for the first time in 2015, last week’s PERE Global Investor Forum event in Hong Kong attracted a crew of industry heavyweights to discuss industry trends and… Read More>>
China Vanke Buys 20% Stake in $1.16B London Project
The mainland’s second largest developer by sales took its first step into the UK property market recently when China Vanke reportedly invested more than £30 million ($46.4 million) to acquire a stake of just over 20 percent in a London… Read More>>
Chinese Real Estate Goes Hollywood as Gemdale Inks $125M US Deal
Gemdale Properties, one of China’s largest real estate developers, ventured overseas for the second time this week when it entered into a joint venture for a $125 million mixed-use project in Hollywood, California.
Gemdale Properties and Investments, a US-based subsidiary… Read More>>
China’s Greenland Group Takes Aim at Japan with Investment Deal
One of China’s most prolific overseas real estate investors appears intent on adding another country to its portfolio as Greenland Group announced an investment deal with one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates this week.
Shanghai-based Greenland said in a statement… Read More>>
China’s CIC Outbids Europeans for $1.2 Bil French Mall Portfolio
China Investment Corporation (CIC) is close to making the first major Chinese investment in French real estate, after submitting a $1.2 billion bid for a portfolio of shopping malls belonging to CBRE Global Investors.
The $653 billion sovereign wealth fund… Read More>>
