What’s another $250 million to a billionaire? Probably not much, but it still wasn’t a bad five days at the office for Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman whose net worth jumped a quarter of a billion dollars last week thanks to… Read More>>
Blackstone Selling Hilton Stake to HNA for $6.5 Bil
Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray doesn’t speak much Mandarin, but he seems to know the right words for reaching Chinese investors, after the global head of real estate for the alternative investment giant agreed to sell a roughly 25 percent stake in… Read More>>
China Oceanwide Acquires Genworth Financial in $2.7B Deal, Continues US Push
China Oceanwide Holdings continued its US acquisition spree by buying mortgage and life insurance firm Genworth Financial for $2.7 billion. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will see the Beijing-based developer put up an additional $1.12 billion towards… Read More>>
JLL Tabs Leasing Pro Ellen Wei To Lead Retail In Shanghai
While China’s retail real estate sector has been much maligned, there are positive signs in Shanghai that will make Ellen Wei confident she is the right person to spearhead JLL’s plans to expand its presence in the country’s mall market…. Read More>>
Strange Bedfellows? Shanghai’s Jin Jiang Hotels Leads $260M WeWork Investment
In some ways, hotels and co-working spaces are a lot alike. Both feature a transient clientele base that may need space for a single day or indefinitely, but don’t want anything too permanent. Both attract people from all walks of… Read More>>
Wanda Repackages Flailing O2O Platform into New Online Division
Dalian Wanda Group is still licking its wounds after Tencent and Baidu walked away from the trio’s $3 billion ffan.com ecommerce joint venture in August. However, the conglomerate controlled by China’s richest man may not be quite ready to fold… Read More>>
UBS Walked Away From Risky $4.4B Wanda Privatisation
Banking giant UBS walked away from the biggest privatisation ever on the Hong Kong stock exchange due to concerns over the structure of Wang Jianlin’s $4.4 billion buy-back of shares in Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, according to a report in… Read More>>
Aqualand Buys Sydney Office Tower for $53 Million
Transplanted mainland developer Aqualand has purchased a 16-storey office tower in North Sydney for a reported A$70 million ($53 million), according to a story in The Australian. The acquisition and Aqualand’s apparent intent to hold the property as a revenue… Read More>>
School’s in Session: GIC Teams Up to Buy $900M UK Student Housing Portfolio
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, is partnering with Dubai-based Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA) to buy a portfolio of UK student housing projects from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management which are expected to be worth £700 million ($900 million) when… Read More>>
China Housing Prices Up For 17th Straight Month – BOC Sounds Bubble Alert
Housing prices in mainland China rose an average 2.83 percent in September compared to the August, as more experts warn of a housing bubble. The Bank of China was the latest to raise concerns over the country’s real estate market,… Read More>>
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