Florence Chong
NewsCharter Hall acquires A$300m Brisbane industrial portfolio from Garda
Australian property manager acquires a six-asset portfolio on behalf of an unlisted fund
NewsHostplus and Hamton secure A$7bn Melbourne urban development site
Community project to deliver more than 5,400 homes alongside sports and cultural infrastructure
NewsMA Financial suspends redemptions on A$2.3bn property funds
ASX-listed non-bank lender will also wind up its MA Secured Real Estate Income Fund
NewsNew Forests acquires AKD plantation estate across Australia
Forestry manager acquires Australia’s largest softwood sawmilling business
NewsESR expands into Middle East with $10bn logistics and digital infrastructure pipeline
Starwood and QIA-backed APAC real assets manager to initially target Saudi Arabia and the UAE
NewsMacquarie Capital invests in Asia-Pacific data centre platform Zerra DC
Deal is fifth investment by Macquarie Capital’s principal investment business since April
NewsCSC acquires 50% Watergardens mall stake from QIC for A$480m
Australian government pension fund takes stake in Melbourne mall
NewsSC Capital sells Singapore shopping centre for S$276m
The Rivervale Mall sells at 6% premium to valuation
NewsGoodman scraps A$1.2bn Sydney data centre project after community backlash
Firm withdraws its development application for the 90MW Project Mars data centre in Lane Cove
NewsESR acquires Aquila’s 1.6GW Asia-Pacific clean energy platform
Asia-Pacific real asset manager to acquire Aquila Clean Energy APAC
NewsAustralian Retirement Trust to deploy A$200m into holiday parks operator G’day
ART is backing an expansion of regional Queensland leisure assets via portfolio company G’day
NewsSuntec REIT offloads A$1bn Australian office portfolio in strategic retreat
Singapore-listed Suntec REIT cites high interest rates and home-market focus
NewsAbacus Group sells entire 19.6% stake in Storage King Group to Ki Corporation for A$284.8m
Existing shareholder Ki Corporation will now have a majority 40% holding in Storage King
NewsMacquarie partners with Zerra and ADC to build Australia’s largest data centre campus for Anthropic
AI developer Anthropic will lease the campus through its Australian subsidiary
NewsCharter Hall Group launches investment partnership with Tokyo Tatemono and UBS Asset Management
Venture has been seeded with an Australian industrial portfolio with an end value of A$1.2 billion (€740m)
NewsGoodman Group raises $455m for Goodman Hong Kong Data Centre Partnership
Proceeds will predominantly fund the mechanical and electrical fit-out of Goodman HKG10, GHKDC’s data centre in Tsuen Wan
NewsAustralian manager GPT buys A$380m Brisbane office tower from Deka
GPT acquires 66 Eagle Street office tower on behalf of its value-add partnership
Special ReportsAI and the future of work: From job losses to office gains?
As more businesses adopt and invest in AI, hiring practices and job roles will change. Florence Chong examines what this means for office space demand
AnalysisWhat is behind the surge in major real estate deals in New Zealand?
Florence Chong reports on how global investors are reassessing Auckland while domestic capital is gaining critical mass
Special ReportsCbus Super: Beyond the data centre
Rather than focusing on data centres alone, Australia’s Cbus Super seeks complementary investments across the digital value chain to ensure resilient cashflow – and is active both at home and abroad
