Senior level shifts at Savills Investment Management, KKR and Knight Frank lead Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel moves from around Asia this week, with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, JLL and Link REIT also announcing promotions and taking on fresh talent.
Evergrande Loses Spot on Hang Seng Index and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, embattled developer Evergrande is dropped from one of Hang Seng’s Hong Kong stock indices, data centre platform STT GDC explores the Philippines, and British tech firm Dyson moves into its new global headquarters… Read More>>
Savills IM Announces New APAC Heads of Logistics, Research
Savills Investment Management has installed a logistics veteran from courier giant DHL to lead its APAC logistics business as the UK-based fund manager expands its presence in the region.
Based in Bangkok, Nicholas Kinsey has been named as Savills IM’s… Read More>>
ARA Founder’s Family Office Teams With Straits, Savills IM for $500M UK Retail Fund
Savills Investment Management has secured backing from the family office of John Lim, the co-founder of Singapore-based ARA Asset Management, for a “contrarian” UK retail park fund that aims to raise £360 million ($500 million).
The cornerstone investors of Savills… Read More>>
Savills IM, TE Capital Pick Up $278M in Japanese Apartments as Multi-Family Deals Rise
Japan remains a hotspot for investors snapping up multi-family assets, as London’s Savills Investment Management and Singapore’s TE Capital each announced deals Wednesday that together total $278 million in Japanese apartment acquisitions.
Savills IM completed $210 million in rental housing… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-05-31
Beike has moved quickly to name new leadership following the death of its founder earlier this month, and news of the company’s new boss takes the top spot in Mingtiandi’s collection of people moves this week. In Singapore, local brokerage… Read More>>
Samsung Life to Acquire 25% Stake in Savills Investment Management for $90M
Savills Investment Management is taking its penchant for Korean partners to another level after its parent company agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in the fund manager to Seoul-based insurance giant Samsung Life for £63.75 million ($90.4 million).
The… Read More>>
Savills IM Launches $1.2B Pan-Asian Fund With $117M First Closing
Savills Investment Management on Wednesday announced the launch of its first pan-Asian fund after a first closing of $117 million.
The Asia Pacific Income and Growth Fund (APACIG) focuses on core-plus investments with a low to medium risk profile, while… Read More>>
Savills IM Paying $79M to Add Polish Warehouse to Vestas Logistics Fund
Savills Investment Management on Monday said it had exchanged contracts to acquire a logistics property in Poland for a Korean-backed fund at a price of €65.5 million ($79.6 million).
The transaction is Savills IM’s second on behalf of Vestas European… Read More>>
Savills IM Teams With Vestas on $604M European Logistics Fund
Savills Investment Management this week announced the launch of a pan-European logistics investment fund with partner Vestas Investment Management, targeting a gross asset value of up to €500 million ($604 million).
In a Monday press release, Savills IM described Vestas… Read More>>