LaSalle’s latest Asia opportunity fund has acquired a hotel near Tokyo Disneyland. The real estate investment group announced the investment in the 216 room, eight-storey asset as an opportunity to profit from a Japanese tourism boom as inbound traveller numbers… Read More>>
Mitsui Fudosan Buys Art Deco Building in Prime Tokyo District for $811M
Japanese real estate giant Mitsui Fudosan has paid 85.03 billion yen ($811 million) for an 89-year-old building in Tokyo, a price 183 percent higher than expected by the seller, according to a report in Japan Property Central.
The seller of… Read More>>
APL, ADIC, CV Starr and PAG Cash in Landmark Tokyo Building for Reported $1.4B
A group of investors led by Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Land have sold the Shiba Park Building, once Japan’s most expensive en bloc asset, for a reported 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion), according to Tokyo-based brokerage Japan Property Central.
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GIC and PGIM Buy Tokyo Offices as Japan Upgrades Growth Forecast
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, is acquiring a 43 percent stake in Shinjuku MAYNDS Tower, a 97,978 square metre Grade-A office property in Tokyo for 62.5 billion yen ($558 million), according to a press release from the fund yesterday.
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Norway’s $1T Sovereign Fund Enters Asia with $823M Tokyo Bet
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is making its first foray into Asian real estate, by buying a majority stake in a set of five retail and office properties in Tokyo for 92.75 billion yen ($823 million).
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM),… Read More>>
Grosvenor Buys Ginza Shopping Tower in Maiden Japanese Retail Play
Britain’s Grosvenor Group is moving into the Japanese retail sector by picking up a 10-storey shopping tower in Tokyo’s Ginza district, adding to the company’s more than HK$6.8 billion ($871 million) in real estate assets under management in Asia Pacific.
Singapore’s GIC Buys 51% Stake in $909M Tokyo Disney Hotel
Singapore’s GIC is continuing a string of outbound mega-deals by partnering with a Japanese REIT to buy the largest hotel in the Tokyo Disney Resort area for around 100 billion yen ($909.1 million). Under the terms of the deal, the… Read More>>
Chinese Invested $4.2B in Aussie Commercial Assets in 2016 and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s headlines, the number crunchers at KPMG have taken a closer look at mainland investment in Australia, and discovered that Chinese like property. Meanwhile, up in Hong Kong, Baring Private Equity has lined up a banking consortium to back… Read More>>
Listings Portal Juwai Lands Deal with Warren Buffett and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of the news today, America’s best known investor doesn’t seem too worried about the long-term effects of China’s capital controls, and the country’s developers also ramped up their bets on the domestic property market at the end… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Picks Yokohama Office Tower for Fourth Japanese Acquisition
Gaw Capital Partners today announced the purchase of its fourth property in Japan – a 95,000 square metre grade A office building in Yokohama – according to a statement today by the company.
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