America’s biggest landlord leads Asia’s real estate news today, as a report reveals that Blackstone has already raised $5 billion for its latest real estate fund in the region. Also getting some attention is the ongoing collective sale fever in… Read More>>
Warburg Pincus Leads $180M Investment in Biz Park Developer D&J China
An affiliate of private equity giant Warburg Pincus has led a $180 million Series D investment in business park operator D&J China, as the Shanghai-based company builds up its industrial property platform across key cities in the mainland.
The capital… Read More>>
Warburg Pincus Invests $183M in China Rental Apartment Platform
Warburg Pincus is betting on China’s rental housing market by redoubling its investment in a rental residence platform it co-founded, Shanghai-based Nova Property Investment. An affiliate of the global private equity giant is committing $183 million to Nova, aimed at… Read More>>
ESR Unveils 178,000 SQM Japanese Warehouse – With a Lounge
International logistics developer e-Shang Redwood is boosting its platform in Japan with the completion of a new 178,000 square metre logistics facility in the Osaka area, its 17th project in the country, just a week after the company achieved LEED… Read More>>
GLP Halts Trading Amid Allegations of a Botched $9.9B Sale Process
After a seven month sales process, Global Logistic Properties faces the prospect of having only a single suitor for Asia’s largest warehouse developer as a June 30th deadline for bids approaches.
Over the course of a effort that began even… Read More>>
Does Fang Fenglei’s Hopu Have the Inside Track for GLP?
After a six month pursuit of Global Logistic Properties, the list of potential bidders for the region’s leading warehouse developer is down to two entrants with formal bids due on June 30th.
Blackstone Group, which earlier this month brought in… Read More>>
CIC, GLP and Mapletree Compete for Blackstone’s $14.1B in European Warehouses
Over the last two years, US private equity giant Blackstone has already sold more than $17 billion in US properties to Asian investors. Now America’s biggest landlord is putting €13 billion ($14.1 billion) in European warehouses on the block, and… Read More>>
Ant Financial Pushes URWork Valuation to $1B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The global co-working craze continues to grab headlines here in Asia as a pair of deals this week push one of China’s top shared office players to a $1 billion valuation, and a Singaporean developer bets on its own mainland… Read More>>
Blackstone, Warburg Pincus Said Bidding Against CIC for GLP
GLP hired JP Morgan just over a month ago to conduct a strategic review of its $8.6 billion business, and the investment bank appears to be earning its fees as two of the world’s largest private equity firms are now… Read More>>
Warburg Pincus Raises $2 Bil for Latest China Fund
New York-headquartered private equity firm Warburg Pincus says it has raised a $2 billion fund to invest in China across sectors such as consumer goods and services, finance, healthcare, real estate, and energy as well as technology, media and telecommunications.