Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Fund manager Sunway RE Capital has acquired a student housing property in southern England, adding to a burst of recent acquisitions in the asset class by Singapore-based investors in the UK.
The real estate platform controlled by Malaysia’s Sunway Group… Read More>>
Singapore’s City Developments Ltd is in exclusive negotiations to purchase the St Katharine Docks complex in London from Blackstone at a reported price of nearly £400 million ($495.7 million) as the American private equity titan says it is facing a… Read More>>
A UK regulator has cleared the proposed acquisition of Student Roost by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and US developer Greystar after the deal was investigated over concerns that it could reduce competition among student housing players in one of… Read More>>
City Developments Ltd has beefed up its student housing portfolio in the UK with the acquisition of five properties for £215 million ($266.5 million), as the asset class continues to attract Singaporean investors to Britain and continental Europe amid a… Read More>>
Guangzhou R&F Properties co-chairman Zhang Li has been arrested in London on suspicion of paying kickbacks in return for permits for a development project in San Francisco.
Reuters reported Tuesday that Zhang, who co-founded and also serves as chief executive… Read More>>
Asia Pacific-based capital has led inbound office investment in central London this year as overseas buyers take advantage of a weakening pound, according to an analysis by BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Based on third-quarter data, APAC-based investment stood at £4.8… Read More>>
Fresh from clinching a deal to buy extra time to make offshore debt payments, Guangzhou R&F Properties plans to resell a London mixed-use project just one month after exercising an option to repurchase the development from Far East Consortium.
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The Land Managers, a real estate investment division of ARA Asset Management founder John Lim’s JL Family Office, has struck a deal to acquire a commercial building in London’s West End for £18.6 million ($21 million).
With the sliding pound… Read More>>
A fund backed by Singaporean property group Metro Holdings has added four more UK student housing assets to its portfolio, while a Metro joint venture with Lion City builder Sim Lian Group has become the latest Asian buyer of an… Read More>>
Chinachem Group this past week confirmed its purchase of TikTok’s London headquarters for a price of £158.5 million ($182.5 million) with the Hong Kong developer portraying the acquisition of its first overseas asset as a step toward diversifying its portfolio… Read More>>
