The undervalued assets of Japanese corporates lead today’s look at real estate headlines from around Asia as activist investor Elliott Management takes a stake in an Osaka power utility. Also making the news are the Hong Kong loan woes of… Read More>>
GIC Said in Talks to Buy Stake in Vanke Logistics Unit and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Troubled builder China Vanke is reportedly in talks to sell a controlling stake in VX Logistics to Singapore sovereign giant GIC, with that story leading today’s headline roundup. Also making the list, Keppel DC REIT posts a jump in distributions… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2024-12-16
Promotions at major private equity players lead this week’s review of personnel moves in Asia’s real estate industry, with both AEW and KKR upgrading their teams this month. Also making the list are updates from a Tokyo-listed REIT and a… Read More>>
DBJ, Orix Life, UOB and KKR See Opportunities to Boost J-REIT Income: Mingtiandi Tokyo
With equity prices for most Japanese REITs continuing to trade below the value of their assets, managers of public and private real estate trusts have been exploring new ways to improve yields to attract investors, according to senior executives from… Read More>>
Speaker Bio: Atsushi Sato of UOB MTD TV Productions
Atsushi Sato serves as the Head of Financial Institution Group at UOB Japan, covering the relationship with Banks, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Property Funds and Financial Sponsors. He joined UOB Singapore in 2015 and transferred to Japan to establish local Financial… Read More>>
Shanghai Eases Property Restrictions to Boost Market and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s commercial capital leads today’s collection of real estate headlines with officials in the mainland’s most valuable real estate market rolling back policy restrictions on home sales to boost the market. Also making the list are updates from a pair… Read More>>
Singapore’s Centurion Proposes Delisting From Hong Kong Bourse
Singapore-based rental accommodation specialist Centurion Corp says it plans to delist its shares from the Hong Kong Exchange to cut costs and reporting obligations, while maintaining its presence on the SGX.
The company led by co-chairmen Han Seng Juan and… Read More>>
UOB to Invest $375M in Singapore Tech Centre
United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) expects to invest at least S$500 million ($375.3 million) to build a new global technology and innovation centre in an upcoming smart district in northeastern Singapore’s Punggol area as part of the local banking giant’s… Read More>>
UOB Aims to Buy Out HK$10B Loan for Shimao Kowloon Project
After suing troubled mainland builder Shimao Group Holdings in July over an overdue debt linked to a Hong Kong residential project, Singapore’s United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) has settled its dispute with the defaulting developer at the same time it… Read More>>
BPEA, Angelo Gordon SG Deals Stall and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, two Singapore property deals collapse during due diligence, five private equity firms are reportedly shortlisted to bid for data centre operator Global Switch, and the State Council assigns RMB 1 trillion to boost… Read More>>