Singaporean conglomerate Straits Trading has agreed to sell its 47.3 percent stake in an Incheon warehouse in a deal valuing the asset at KRW 432 billion ($300 million), with market sources confirming the buyer as Capstone Asset Management on behalf… Read More>>
New World Denies Financing Talks With Blackstone and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
New World Development’s shares surged by up to 16 percent and dollar bonds rallied after reports of a potential $2.5 billion financing deal, leading today’s Asia real estate headlines. Also in the news, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT completed its $390 million… Read More>>
Ares Makes Discounted Offer on $1.3B Hong Kong Loan and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Ares Management leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today as the alternative investment manager is said to be making a discounted offer for a $1.3 billion loan tied to a Hong Kong project developed by distressed Chinese builders Logan and KWG. Blackstone… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-10-15
A top level change at Country Garden’s property management division leads today’s review of personnel changes across Asia’s real estate industry, with a board change at a Singapore REIT also making the cut. Additional moves include a management shuffle at… Read More>>
Singapore’s Straits Trading Lists Bond Backed by Tokenised Townhouse on SDAX
Singapore’s Straits Trading has tokenised a corporate bond linked to a landed home in the city’s posh District 10 through which it can raise up to S$7 million ($5.32 million), marking the conglomerate’s first fractionalised real estate-linked asset listed on… Read More>>
China’s PBOC Cuts Rates as Economy Staggers and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Disappointing data on China’s economy prompted some of today’s biggest headlines, with the mainland’s central bank moving quickly to cut rates at same time that JP Morgan analysts are predicting more gloom for developers.
Also in the news, an SGX-listed… Read More>>
Lim Family Selling Stake in Straits Real Estate for $78.3M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
With much of the region still making its way gradually back from tomb-related holidays, Singapore dominates today’s real estate headlines, with a deal involving the head of ARA Asset Management leading the way.
US private equity firm KKR is already… Read More>>
Li Ka-Shing Plans US SPAC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing sets his sights on a SPAC for raising funds, the US government closes the sale of its Shouson Hill compound after a delay, and Singapore’s Straits Trading… Read More>>
Singapore’s Straits Trading Buys UK Business Park for £76.7M
Singapore’s Straits Trading has revived the island nation’s romance with UK real estate with an announcement late yesterday that it had purchased a business park near London for approximately £76.7 million ($101 million) in cash.
The SGX-listed investment firm purchased… Read More>>
Mapletree Sells Japan Offices to Commercial REIT for S$483M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments leads today’s real estate news in the region as it announces a helping hand for one of its affiliated REITs, which is suffering a shaky patch in Hong Kong, by selling a pair of its Tokyo office… Read More>>