As part of an ongoing “strategic reset” announced earlier this year, Singtel is joining two foreign partners to launch a data centre business that will form part of a regional digital infrastructure platform led by the state-backed Singaporean telecom giant.
Luxury Brands Head Back Into China’s Lower-Tier Cities and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In Mingtiandi’s latest roundup of regional news headlines, consumers in China’s lower-tier cities are embracing global luxury brands, Singapore says foreign buying of homes fell to a 17-year low in 2020, and Thailand approves property tax and fee cuts to… Read More>>
JLL Names New Country Heads for Singapore, Thailand
Global property consultancy JLL on Tuesday announced a set of personnel moves in Southeast Asia, headlined by the promotion of Chris Archibold to country head for Singapore and Michael Glancy to the same role in Thailand.
Archibold, JLL’s head of… Read More>>
PAG Buying Aussie Buildout Firm for A$300M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong private equity firm PAG has reportedly signed a deal to acquire an Australian office design firm, logistics titan ESR begins building a nine-storey warehouse facility near Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, and Hong… Read More>>
CDL Appoints Deloitte to Evaluate Sincere Property Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s instalment of Mingtiandi’s regional roundup, Singapore’ CDL has appointed Deloitte as an external financial advisor to evaluate its investment in a mainland property developer after a veteran board member and cousin of founder Kwek Leng Beng resigned over… Read More>>
McDonald’s Puts Kowloon Shop on the Market for HK$1B and More Asia Real Estate News
McDonald’s leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with news that the company that made Ronald McDonald a household name is putting its Tsim Tsa Shui restaurant on the market for HK$1B ($127 million), with… Read More>>
Greenland Hotels Signs Pair of Deals to Manage Thai Hospitality Projects
The hotel and tourism unit of Shanghai Greenland Group, one of China’s largest real estate developers, announced on March 6th that it has struck new partnerships with three Southeast Asian developers to accelerate the global expansion of its hotel management… Read More>>
Thailand’s Central Group Hopes for $1B Retail IPO and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Department stores are closing down faster than popsicle stands in November in most parts of the world, but Thailand’s largest retailer makes news today with news of plans to use its collection of department stores to anchor a hoped for… Read More>>
JustCo Sets Up Thailand JV with Frasers, Readies Second Bangkok Centre
Co-working operator JustCo this month achieved the latest milestone in its Southeast Asia expansion, after a Bangkok-based unit of Singapore-listed Frasers Property announced the formal creation of a joint venture with the Singaporean flexible office provider.
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Hongkong Land and Central Group Buy UK Embassy Site in Bangkok for $595M
Thanks to its chummy relations with the UK’s colonial-era governments, developer Hongkong Land owns much of the prime real estate in the former British colony that it calls home. Now that the sun has set on Britain’s empire in the… Read More>>