Asia-Pacific

The Canadian investor recently launched its first direct office platform in India in partnership with Embassy Group, as an ever-increasing number of global institutions commit capital to the country.

The firm acquired a five-star hotel in Sydney from Chinese developer Greenland last month for around 30% below replacement value.

Most institutions expect to maintain their commitment levels to the asset class in 2021, but appetite is expected to surge post-covid.

PERE’s Investor Perspectives 2021 Study reveals a resilient LP community amid ongoing covid chaos.

Blackstone is in talks to buy the building from Disney-owned Lucasfilm, as part of its strategy to invest in suburban business parks.

In 2020, US and Canadian investors deployed the least amount of capital in the country out of all overseas buying groups, according to RCA.

‘The most glaring thing you will see’ in this year’s joint research by PERE and recruitment search specialist Sousou Partners is instances of no bonuses being paid at private equity real estate firms.

The stable returns of core real estate are in greater demand than ever. But the primary vehicles for delivering them are in the middle of a slow transition.

Despite growing competition, logistics continues to be a dominant theme in the region’s most-honored investment and fundraising activities.

Investors are increasingly interested in tailored secondary structures, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.