Asia-Pacific

Sachin Doshi, founder, chairman and CEO of Weave Living, says investors are backing vertically integrated rental housing platforms across the region as the sector absorbs larger pools of capital and investors seek scalable, specialist capabilities.

Stephen Gaitanos, founder and joint CEO of The Living Company, says despite market volatility, investors are prioritizing integrated platforms that combine capital, operations and branding.

The country was the focus of some of the region’s largest fundraises and transactions in 2025.

With a strategic pivot toward developed markets and engaging them via open-end funds, the investor is reshaping its investment approach in Asia.

Deals involving sector specialists represent an increasing share of consolidation activity, according to a report from Hodes Weill.

The executive is moving on after some nine years with the Asian insurer, which has a $333bn asset portfolio.

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Blackstone’s reported bid for local developer New World signals the market is back on global institutions’ radar.

The subsidiary of superannuation fund Cbus is in exclusive due diligence to buy out investors in the unlisted fund APPF Retail.

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