Private equity billionaire Stephen A Schwarzman, whose Blackstone Group has been an aggressive investor in China, last weekend marked the start of a new $435 million elite scholarship program at Beijing’s Tsinghua University campus. Schwarzman Scholars welcomed its inaugural class… Read More>>
Blackstone Chief Pushes for Transparency and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-03-03
The head of the world’s biggest alternative investor thinks China should get more transparent about its policies, while one of Hong Kong’s most controversial developers put out the highest bid for a luxury condo site. Also, a US mall giant… Read More>>
China Built 58% of World’s Skyscrapers in 2015 and More China Real Estate Headlines 2015-01-21
Despite a slowdown in investment, China once again led the world in tall buildings last year, adding 62 new skyscrapers. Also Wang Jianlin announces that his new credit cards will spread worldwide in five years and Blackstone’s chairman says China’s… Read More>>
Wanda Announces $3.5B Deal for Legendary and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-01-12
Wang Jianlin’s Wanda buys the production company behind Jurassic World and the Dark Knight for $3.5 billion, plus, following a string of daring acquisitions, Evergrande Real Estate decides on some bold borrowing, while Vanke shares start to give back some… Read More>>
Blackrock Waits for Mainland Opportunities and More China Real Estate Headlines 2015-10-07
Every day Mingtiandi scans the web and curates the day’s biggest stories for you. Here’s what we found today:
Blackrock Hypes China Opportunities as Market Cools
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, says it is time to actively look for… Read More>>
Blackstone Hires Liping Zhang as Greater China Chairman
Blackstone today named Liping Zhang as its new Chairman for Greater China, filling a role which had been vacant for more than a year, as China continues to lead the world in merger and acquisition activity.
Zhang, who previously served… Read More>>
Blackstone’s Schwarzman Predicts More Chinese Will Buy Overseas Real Estate
Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of private equity giant Blackstone believes that Chinese investors will continue to favor international real estate as an asset class, and that the current wave of trophy property investments is the path of least resistance… Read More>>
Blackstone Prefers China’s Warehouses Over Residential
The head of alternative investment giant Blackstone finds China’s warehouses more interesting than luxury apartments, and just might be in the market for office buildings or shopping malls.
Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of the US-based private equity firm was… Read More>>
Blackstone Close to Completing Takeover of HK Developer Tysan
Blackstone Group has effectively taken over control of Hong Kong-listed real estate developer Tysan Holdings by buying up 71 percent of the shares in the company, as the global private equity giant seeks easier access to China real estate opportunities.
According an annoucement in the Shanghai Securities News, Blackstone acquired 65.5 percent of the shares on January 3rd for HK$1.64 billion ($211.5 million)
China Real Estate Giants Now Investing in Harvard
Not content with buying buildings in New York or purchasing Picassos, China’s real estate moguls are now investing in Ivy League universities.
Harvard University announced on Monday that it is receiving a gift of “university-wide, interdisciplinary support” from Chinese property… Read More>>