Pramerica raises €480m for first close of third Asian fund

Pramerica Real Estate Investors announced on Monday that it has received €480 mln in capital commitments for the first close of its Asia Property Fund (ASPF) III, exceeding the initial fundraising target of €400 mln.

ASPF III, which will hold a final close in early 2016, is the third in a series of real estate funds investing in the Asia-Pacific region across the risk spectrum. The capital raise included commitments from German and Middle Eastern institutional investors.

Pramerica Real Estate Investors is the real estate investment management and advisory business of Prudential Financial, Inc., which is headquartered in the US.

'We believe the strong participation for ASPF III’s first close – surpassing our initial fundraising target – reflects our clients’ confidence in Pramerica’s on-the-ground Asia-Pacific investment capabilities and our ability to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to meet their investment objectives,' said Benett Theseira, head of Asia-Pacific for Pramerica.

ASPF III will invest in Asia-Pacific real estate, including office, retail, residential and logistics, in both mature and emerging markets. Target markets include Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea. Pramerica’s Asia-Pacific platform includes approximately 80 professionals located in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Sydney.

'The maturing markets in Asia-Pacific are offering the opportunity to add value through quality asset management, innovation and strategic partnerships,' added Theseira.

Pramerica has been investing in Asia-Pacific since 1994 and has $5.3 bn in assets under management as of March 31, 2015. ASPF II closed in 2007 with €949 mln in commitments and ASPF I closed in 2003 with €655 mln in commitments.