Harvest Real Estate Investments, the collaboration between Harvest Fund Management and Grosvenor Fund Management, has taken down its first investment in China, acquiring a shopping centre in Shanghai in a separate account for two Chinese institutional investors.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Temasek-owned real estate company Mapletree Investments has held a first close on its Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II on more than $1.1 billion of commitments, making it likely to become the largest China real estate opportunity fund ever raised.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The Toronto-based pension plan and Sydney-based logistics developer have increased their allocation to their China joint venture by $500 million altogether, bringing its total equity to $1.5 billion.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The real estate investment arm of Singapore developer Keppel Land has closed its second Macro Trends fund on $1.65 billion, equal to the largest capital raising for private real estate investments in Asia since the start of the global financial crisis.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
Chinese insurer Ping An has completed its first overseas real estate investment, acquiring for £260 million, the Lloyd’s Building in London from German real estate company Commerz Real.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The New York firm has bought Greensborough Plaza, a large retail mall in Melbourne, for A$360 million. It was the first deal for its Asia fund, which held a first close just last month.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund is strengthening its presence in the West amid expectations of higher interest rates and slower growth in Asia.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Finding the right partner – one you can trust – is a factor one cannot do without in real estate investment in China, delegates heard at the PERE Forum: China 2013 in Beijing.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
Although a short-term headache, China’s ‘credit crunch’ is not expected to heavily impact real estate investment in the country in the long run. Delegates heard at the PERE Forum: China 2013 in Beijing today how it could in fact lead to a healthier financing environment.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The London-based real estate investment and fund management firm is preparing a club-style investment vehicle aimed at luxury residential properties in China and Japan.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
