All articles by Florence Chong – Page 2
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Magazine
China expedites infrastructure REITs
Chinese infrastructure REITs are expected to arrive soon, ahead of long-anticipated commercial property REITs. But logistics property will fall under infrastructure
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Special Reports
Retail: Asia-Pacific first in line
Asia-Pacific has felt the effects of lockdown ahead of Europe and the US. Florence Chong reports on the malls on the frontline
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Special Reports
Logistics: Still out for delivery in Asia-Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic severely tested the just-in-time supply chain in Asia-Pacific. But the sector is now powering ahead, reports Florence Chong
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Special Reports
Retail: All aboard the AliExpress
China’s largest online company has been opening physical stores, suggesting that the future of retail will not be exclusively digital. Florence Chong reports
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News
Weave Co-Living creates S$150m JV with Singapore’s SLB Development
Weave will be responsible for the management of the JV assets and will own 80%
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UniSuper, Hesta and Cbus Super back third NHFIC bond issue
Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds participated in a A$562m social bond issue
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GIC makes second Australian logistics investment via ESR partnership
In March, GIC invested A$450m in a separate vehicle to acquire income-producing assets
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Mapletree invests $211m to buy remaining 60% stake in 14 US data centres
MIT also plans to raise at least S$350m to acquisition and to reduce the trust’s debt and provide future working capital
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European pension funds back Stafford’s latest Australia farmland fund
SAAF II will be launched in September; Aims to raise up to A$150m when it closes at the end of the year
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Primewest secures A$300m Australia retail property mandate
Bond says the new trust would acquire retail assets across several states
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Iberdrola Australia makes A$841m offer for Infigen Energy
Offer represents a 7.5% premium to a rival offer from UAC Energy
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KKR-led consortium invests $650m in Vietnamese property firm Vinhomes
The consortium which includes Temasek has taken a 6% stake in Vinhomes
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Keppel, Manulife and MMP create Indonesia logistics investment venture
JV makes initial $93m capital commitment to newly created Keppel-MMP Indonesia Logistics Fund
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Arrow Capital creates A$1bn Australasia logistics fund
New fund is a follow-up to the SIRE European fund launched last year with Cerberus
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Link REIT secures HK$1bn green loan
Loan from OCBC Bank will be used for general working capital and corporate funding purposes
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Nuveen Real Estate Asia-Pacific fund gets $65m from Dutch investor
Additional A$65m fundraise lifts total raised capital to more than US$650m since launch in late 2018
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Charter Hall funds acquire A$115m Sydney logistics property
CPIF and DIF4 agree new 12-year lease with vendor
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Allianz and Charter Hall buy A$648m logistics portfolio in Australia
Supermarket chain Aldi agrees leaseback with initial terms of seven years plus multiple seven-year options
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Australian mall owner Vicinity raises A$1.2bn to prop up financial position
Australian mall owner’s A$26.3bn portfolio devalues 11% to 13%
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Allianz Real Estate adds €110m assets to Japan residential portfolio
Allianz’s exposure to Japan’s residential-for-rent sector exceeds €1.2bn