Shares in ESR will cease trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday after shareholders approved a $7 billion privatisation of the industrial developer and fund manager on Friday.
The deal to buy out ESR was sealed at a… Read More>>
Bain Said Marketing Former Chindata for $4B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Bain Capital seeks a buyer for the China business of the data centre firm formerly known as Chindata, with that report leading today’s headline roundup. Also in the news, Manulife US REIT agrees to sell an Atlanta office tower and… Read More>>
Former Macquarie Exec Robson Named Advisor for ESR Privatisation
A consortium leading the $7.1 billion privatisation of industrial developer and fund manager ESR has brought in some experienced leadership as it moves forward with its buyout of the Hong Kong-listed company.
The investor group, which is led by Starwood… Read More>>
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REITs and data centres lead Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel moves from across the region this week as a Singapore-listed trust names a new chief executive and a Bain Capital-backed data centre platform continues to add to their Singapore team. Also… Read More>>
ESR Buyout Consortium Makes $7.1B Binding Offer
A consortium of investment firms including Starwood Capital, Sixth Street Partners, SSW Partners, the Qatar Investment Authority and Warburg Pincus has made a binding offer to buy out ESR which values the industrial developer and fund manager at nearly $7.1… Read More>>
Qatar Investment Authority Joins Consortium for Proposed ESR Buyout
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has joined an investor group seeking to acquire industrial builder and fund manager ESR, with the expanded consortium representing about 40 percent of the issued shares of the Hong Kong-listed company.
The Qatar Investment Authority, which… Read More>>
Starwood-Arrow Capital JV Offloads Aussie Logistics Assets for $110M
A joint venture between an affiliate of Starwood Capital and Sydney-based Arrow Capital Partners has divested a portfolio of seven logistics properties near Sydney and Melbourne for A$166.8 million ($110 million), after average prime net face rents of Australian industrial… Read More>>
Starwood, Sixth Street, SSW Consortium in Talks to Buy Out ESR
A consortium of investors including Starwood Capital has made a preliminary proposal to buy out HKEX-listed developer and fund manager ESR, according to a statement by the company today.
The private equity firm led by financier Barry Sternlicht has teamed… Read More>>
China Vanke Selling Off Shenzhen HQ Site at a Loss and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China Vanke leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today as the distressed developer plans to sell an unfinished project in Shenzhen. Also in the news, embattled Country Garden seeks help from a state-backed programme to pay bond interest and Princeton Digital Group… Read More>>
Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Acquiring 10.7% Stake in ESR From Co-Founders
Two co-founders of Hong Kong-listed ESR have agreed to sell an equity stake in the industrial giant to Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital for an undisclosed price.
The stake held by Redwood Investment, an offshore vehicle controlled by co-CEO Stuart Gibson… Read More>>