Hong Kong’s Kwok family, which controls listed development giant Sun Hung Kai Properties has become the latest Hong Kong investor to bet that Brexit risks are overblown as the billionaire clan’s private investment body has agreed to take a 50… Read More>>
Wanda Backs Away From London Project as Deal String Slows
Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda has let a lock-out period expire on talks to acquire a second site in south-central London next to its One Nine Elms project, according to an account in the Estates Gazette.
The developer has been among… Read More>>
HNA in $375M Deal to Add London Exhibition Centre to Global Portfolio
Fresh off major Manhattan deals earlier this month, HNA is turning its eye across the pond to grab another piece of London. The mainland investment conglomerate, together with Bugsby Property, is said to be in talks to acquire the venues… Read More>>
China’s R&F Buys London Site for $74.8M Despite Capital Controls
Guangzhou R&F Properties has jumped into the UK market for the first time by acquiring a 5.5 acre (2.2 hectare) London residential site for £60 million ($74.8 million) from local real estate player Minerva, according to statements from R&F and… Read More>>
CC Land Buys London’s “Cheesegrater” for $1.42 Billion
A regional developer from western China this week staked out a bigger place for itself in one of the world’s biggest real estate markets with the £1.15 billion ($1.42 billion) of London’s “cheesegrater” office tower.
Chongqing-based CC Land has agreed… 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>>
Singapore’s GIC Sovereign Wealth Fund Grabs 50% Stake in UK Mall for $60 Mil
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has made its fourth European real estate investment in the past four months – this time snatching up a 50 percent stake in a new shopping mall in the UK for 48.5 million pounds ($60… Read More>>
HK Investors Buy $290M in London Offices This Week
With US turmoil grabbing centre-stage, worries over Brexit seem to already be old news for Hong Kong real estate investors, after two locally listed property groups snapped up £234 million ($290 million) worth of London office buildings during the same… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Dreams Up Hybrid Investor/Student Visa to Fuel $1.2B UK Real Estate Fund
Student visas have become a common way for Chinese to head overseas for decades. And thanks to schemes like the US’ EB-5 plan, investor visas are sending tens of thousands more across China’s borders each year.
The folks at Gaw… Read More>>
Evergrande Eyeing UK-Homebuilder Cala in $856M Deal
China’s second largest developer is looking to acquire the UK homebuilder Cala Homes in a £700 million ($856 million) deal, according to a report in London’s Financial Times.
If completed, the acquisition would be the first time takeover of a… Read More>>