Leading this week’s parade of real estate professionals finding new roles, or at least leaving their old ones, is a board member stepping down from a Hong Kong-listed developer, while a Hong Kong-based PE professional finds a new home with… Read More>>
China Lodgings Holdings Buys Carlyle-Backed Crystal Orange Hotels for RMB3.65B
US private equity giant Carlyle Group achieved a successful exit from its investment in Crystal Orange Hotel Holdings when China Lodgings Holdings agreed to buy out its budget hotel rival for RMB 3.65 billion ($532 million), according to a statement… Read More>>
McD’s Flips China Business to CITIC and Carlyle for $2B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Mickey D’s has decided that selling out may be its best mainland strategy in 2017 – especially as it involves taking in more than $2 billion from CITIC and Carlyle. Also in today’s headlines, developer CSI cashes out in Causeway… Read More>>
Citic and Carlyle Close in on $3B Deal for China McDonald’s and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
McDonald’s may not get a break today, but the fast food giant appears close to selling off its China stores to a consortium led by Carlyle and Citic according to news reports that value the transaction at u to $3… Read More>>
Blackstone, GIC Among Likely Bidders for $1.8B India Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Some of the world’s biggest real estate investors may be competing for a rare chance for a $1.8 billion stake in one of India biggest property developers, while back in China the government is setting out new rules for foreign… Read More>>
Carlyle to Sell Shanghai’s Central Plaza to Vanke for $369 Mil
China Vanke plans to buy the Central Plaza office tower in Shanghai from Carlyle Group for RMB 2.46 billion ($368.94 million), according to media reports. Should the deal be completed it would be the third time the building has changed… Read More>>
Carlyle Keeps Focus on China Logistics After $460M July IPO
Carlyle Group’s head of real estate for Asia says the US private equity giant plans to keep looking for opportunities in China’s logistics sector, following the successful July IPO of China Logistics Property Holdings.
The Shanghai-based warehouse developer raised nearly… Read More>>
Dalian Wanda on the Hunt for Hollywood Studios and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s richest man remains determined to go Hollywood, as Dalian Wanda boss Wang Jianlin revealed this week that he plans to buy a top US movie studio. Another headline grabber is back in the news today with Anbang Insurance reportedly… Read More>>
GIC Could Be Biggest Asian Loser From Brexit and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Global real estate markets are likely to spend this week figuring out the impact of Brexit with Asian investors, including GIC facing some of the biggest worries, while agencies in Hong Kong are already reporting brisk sales of London projects… Read More>>
Evergrande Shares Follow Profits South After Deal Spree and More China Real Estate Headlines
China’s most indebted developer dug itself in even deeper today, and investors punished the company’s stock today after core profit slid nine percent. Plus, Carlyle raises money to for an Asian acquisition drive and that big developer with the falling… Read More>>