Silicon Valley leads the Mingtiandi roundup of Asia real estate headlines today, with news that a US subsidiary of Sino-Ocean controlled Gemini Investments has bought a $170 million office complex in California’s tech hub, while it’s spring sales time in… Read More>>
Singapore’s SPH Spends £133.7M on 4th Purchase of UK Student Housing in 8 Months
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), has acquired £133.7 million ($175.3 million) worth of student housing assets in the UK, allowing the publisher turned property developer to increase its portfolio of UK university accommodation by 1,243 beds to 5,059, the company announced… Read More>>
Far East Orchard Buys UK Student Housing Assets for £55M
Singapore-listed property developer Far East Orchard Limited has added three freehold student housing properties to its UK portfolio in a 622-bed deal worth £55 million ($72.96 million), according to a company statement.
The subsidiary of property giant Far East Organization… Read More>>
SPH Buys 14 UK Student Housing Assets for $233M
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), a listed media group that owns the Straits Times and Business Times, is buying a portfolio of 14 student accommodation properties located in six towns and cities across the UK for S$321 million ($233 million) in… Read More>>
GIC, CPPIB Bet Another $1.1B on US Student Housing With Scion
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is ramping up its investment in shelter for America’s college students, joining with partners CPPIB and student housing specialist the Scion Group to buy a portfolio of housing projects across 20 university communities for about… Read More>>
Mapletree Boosts Student Housing Portfolio to $1.6B With 3rd American Acquisition
Mapletree is plowing more capital into student housing overseas, buying a portfolio of eight US and Canadian assets from Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors, the Singapore-listed developer and investor announced on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal… Read More>>
GIC Makes Third Student Housing Deal of 2017 With $302M Sydney Buy
GIC has made its third major student housing investment of 2017 as the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund is said to have agreed to pay A$400 million ($302 million) to purchase a pair of Sydney student blocks from Frasers Property Australia and… Read More>>
Mapletree Raises $535 Mil for $1.3B Student Housing Trust
After buying up a global portfolio of $1.3 billion in student housing, Singapore’s Mapletree Investments has raised $535 million for a private student accommodation trust, giving institutional investors a stake in its cache of dorms and apartments.
The student housing… Read More>>
GIC, CPPIBB Joint Venture Snatches Up Another $1.6 Bil in US Student Housing
Brush off your futon and grab your hacky sack because a joint venture involving Singapore’s GIC and Canada’s CPPIB has agreed to invest another $1.6 billion into student housing in the US.
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and Canada’s largest… Read More>>
GIC Invests in $283M UK Student Housing JV
Singapore’s GIC has acquired its third European student housing project in five months as the sovereign wealth fund announced on Friday that it has agreed to invest in a £227 million ($283.5 million) joint deal for a complex at Aston… Read More>>
