Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) returned to profitability in 2016 after a dismal showing the previous year, as the mainland’s leading investor in overseas real estate ramps up its exposure to property and other alternative assets. The world’s… Read More>>
GIC Bets on a Bigger Swamp with $1.1 Bil DC Office Deal
Donald Trump may have promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the number crunchers at Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund are willing to make a $1 billion bet that there will be more lobbying business and strategic advisors crowding around… Read More>>
No Capital Controls Here! China’s CIC Set to Boost US Investments in 2017
Despite reports of capital controls and a slackening in outbound investment, the head of China’s largest sovereign wealth fund expects the guardian of China’s foreign reserves to invest more in the US in 2017 than it did in 2016.
China… Read More>>
Lim Chow Kiat Takes Over at GIC as Singapore Inc Revamps
There will be a number of familiar faces in new roles at GIC come the start of the year as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund made a spate of senior leadership appointments that will take effect at the start of 2017…. Read More>>
UK Kowtow to Beijing Fails to Translate into Property Investments
Chinese president Xi Jinping is staying at Buckingham Palace and having lunch with Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, but China’s recent investment behavior indicates that the UK might not derive the economic benefits it’s looking for by rolling out the… Read More>>
GLP Closes on $7 Bil China Logistics Fund
Global Logistic Properties is doubling down on its investment in China’s logistics real estate market with a new $7 billion fund dedicated to building more distribution centres across the country.
China Logistics Fund II, or CLF II, officially closed today… Read More>>
China’s CIC Wealth Fund Plans More Deals in Europe
China Investment Corp., the country’s $575 billion sovereign wealth fund, favors European infrastructure and real estate as developed markets will drive the next phase of the global economic recovery.
“Europe has a lot of potential,” CIC Chairman Ding Xuedong said yesterday at a conference in Hong Kong.
HK-Based Private Equity Firm to Invest US$50 Mil in Shanghai Developer
The enthusiasm of international private equity investors for China real estate deals made another appearance last week when RRJ Capital of Hong Kong announced a US$50 million investment purchase of shares in Hong Kong-listed real estate developer CIFI Holdings (Group)… Read More>>
Today’s China Real Estate Links | February 17, 2012
Here is a list of the day’s latest China real estate news collected from around the web:
The head of real estate for China’s giant sovereign-wealth fund resigned last week after two months on… Read More>>