Fund raising leads the way as we start off another investment week in Asia, with Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital announcing that it has raised $10 billion for a distressed opportunity fund aimed at properties worldwide.
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Starwood Recommits to A$485M Buyout of Aussie REIT Despite Keppel JV
Starwood Capital Group has recommitted to its A$485 million ($326 million) bid for Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF), despite a move late last week by the REIT’s sponsor and Keppel Capital that appeared to frustrate the hostile takeover attempt.
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Keppel Australian JV Blocks Starwood’s A$485M Bid for Office REIT
Keppel Capital has set up a partnership with the sponsor of an A$688 million ($464.8 million) Australian office REIT that will allow the Temasek-backed asset manager to dig deeper into Australia’s metropolitan office market, according to a disclosure to the… Read More>>
Starwood Capital Hires Lone Star Veteran to Head Asia Real Estate Business
Private equity investor Starwood Capital has brought on board a new lead executive for its property business in Asia, Mingtiandi has learned.
Kevin Lee, formerly a Managing Director with Lone Star Funds based in Tokyo, joined Starwood last month in… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2019-10-07
Changes at WeWork lead this week’s edition of Asia Real Estate People in the News, with the financially challenged co-working giant already seeing changes in its leadership in the region following its failed IPO attempt.
Reports surfaced late last week… Read More>>
Chinese Developer Backs Out of A$600M Starwood-Backed Project in Melbourne
Australia-based Chinese developer Golden Age and partner US investment firm Starwood Capital have shelved plans for a A$600 million ($427 million) Melbourne apartment and hotel complex, and are reportedly selling the site to Proprium Capital Partners Australia amid a slowing… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2018-10-08
After making our way through days of mooncakes and national celebrations this past two weeks, Asia is back to work in earnest today with top level real estate investment and development executives finding new desks to launch their emails from…. Read More>>
CapitaLand Buys $835M in US Multifamily Assets From Starwood Capital
Southeast Asia’s largest developer, CapitaLand, has doubled its investment in the US with a single, $835 million purchase of a portfolio of multifamily properties, according to an announcement by the Singaporean company this week.
The government-linked developer’s CapitaLand International subsidiary… Read More>>
Ascendas-Singbridge Buys 33 Office Assets From Starwood Capital to Enter US Market
Ascendas-Singbridge has acquired a portfolio of 33 grade A US office properties from Starwood Capital, giving the Singapore-based developer its first holdings in the US market.
Dubbed “The Innovation Collection” by Starwood, the set of commercial assets is estimated to… Read More>>
Gaw Focuses on Tech as Asia’s Key Real Estate Trend at Investment Conference
When 500 movers and shakers in Asia’s real estate scene huddled in Hong Kong today to talk about the latest trends in property investment, the discussion quickly turned to technology, from e-commerce to the blockchain, and its role in transforming… Read More>>