The Japanese insurer’s decision to create an alternatives division follows sister company Japan Post Bank’s move last December to establish a private equity division, as part of its efforts to diversify beyond domestic bonds.
1 min read · 29 September 2016
The New York-headquartered asset manager has sold a majority stake in a Chinese retail operator acquired via its $5bn Blackstone Real Estate Partners (BREP) Asia fund to a consortium led by China Vanke.
2 min read · 28 September 2016
Aetos Capital Real Estate has cancelled its fifth pan-Asia opportunistic fund offering, replacing it with a new value-add real estate fund instead.
2 min read · 27 September 2016
The Sydney-based advisor has hired former BofA and Citi executives to be New York-based managing directors for its real estate group.
1 min read · 27 September 2016
The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm generated the giant return from its sale of Umeda Gate Tower in Osaka, thanks to a ‘special situation’ entry, a short hold period and asset management initiatives.
2 min read · 22 September 2016
The real estate subsidiary of French insurance giant AXA has made its most significant foray in the region so far with the acquisition of one of Australia’s biggest private real estate investment managers.
2 min read · 21 September 2016
The real estate investment manager has acquired a retail asset and a portfolio of residential properties in Japan.
1 min read · 21 September 2016
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund is reportedly looking to acquire Australian retirement village owner National Lifestyle Villages.
2 min read · 20 September 2016
The Melbourne-based pension giant currently employs two investment professionals in London with expertise in real estate and infrastructure.
2 min read · 20 September 2016
The Japanese public pension plan continues its external manager selection with the appointment of Daiwa Fund Consulting as its third domestic real estate manager.
1 min read · 20 September 2016
