In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong reclaims its crown as the costliest city in which to live and work overseas, even as an expat exodus drags down luxury residential rents. Mainland developer Vanke, meanwhile, is calling the… Read More>>
Sino-Ocean Heads for $90M Compulsory Sale of Kowloon Building
Mainland developer Sino-Ocean Group is on its way to securing a site in the Kowloon City area for development into as much as 63,270 square feet (5,878 square metres) of new space, as Hong Kong’s booming residential market continues to… Read More>>
Mitsui Sells California Multi-Family Assets for $156M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Japan’s Mitsui completes the disposal of a California apartment project, Chinese developer Shimao issues a warning as sales slump, and northern Hong Kong villagers cry foul over plans to convert ancestral land… Read More>>
Sino-Ocean, GIC Back $1.4B Beijing-Focused China Office Fund
Beijing-based private equity firm Sino-Ocean Capital is tapping the financial resources of one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds to set up a $1.4 billion China office fund seeded with two projects acquired from parent Sino-Ocean Group.
The new… Read More>>
Evergrande Defaults Boost Chinese Bond Yield Spreads and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The ongoing financial crisis facing some of China’s largest developers continued to dominate the headlines today with investors pushing spreads for Chinese high yield bonds to record highs as Evergrande Group continues to crumble and a range of smaller builders… Read More>>
Investment Firm Led by Former C&W Boss Buys Beijing R&D Building From Sino-Ocean
GLP-backed ACR Asset Management on Thursday revealed its acquisition of the Beijing Diamond Plaza building in the Chinese capital’s primary technology hub.
Founded by Edward Cheung, the former chief executive for Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield, newcomer ACR bought… Read More>>
Ascendas REIT Buying Brisbane Warehouse for A$70M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In this edition of our news roundup, Ascendas REIT sets its sights on an Australian logistics property as its next holding, Keppel Land prepares to divest itself of a London office building, and Swire announces a collaboration with Sino-Ocean on… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2020-12-14
The ongoing troubles of an NYSE-listed residential rental firm lead today’s list of personnel updates from Asia’s real estate world, as the CEO of Danke Apartments has his travel privileges revoked after losing a lawsuit. Also included in our roundup… Read More>>
Sino-Ocean Follows Evergrande, Sunac in Filing for HK Property Management IPO
A month after China Evergrande sold a $3 billion stake in its property management spin-off ahead of an IPO, competing developer Sino-Ocean Group announced plans to seek a separate Hong Kong listing for its services arm.
Sino-Ocean Service Holding Limited,… Read More>>
Sino-Ocean Capital Acquires Office Asset in Shanghai’s Caohejing for RMB 2B
Beijing’s Sino-Ocean Capital recently completed an acquisition of an office building in Shanghai’s Xuhui district, closing on the purchase of the H88 Yuehong Plaza despite delays caused by the pandemic and weakening demand for commercial space in the city.
The… Read More>>