Hong Kong property and retail tycoon Henry Cheng Kar-shun says he is still looking for a successor to run the family’s business and did not rule out selecting an external candidate, throwing into question the role of his eldest son,… Read More>>
PAG’s Chris Gradel Buys Hong Kong Villa for $70M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional real estate headlines, a key figure at private equity firm PAG snaps up a century-old Hong Kong villa, and Dalian Wanda denies reports that it plans to sell up to 20 malls in China. Also… Read More>>
CapitaLand India Trust to Buy Bengaluru IT Park and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore-listed CapitaLand India Trust agrees to acquire a Bengaluru IT park at a future date, and data centre giant Global Switch reaches an impasse with its potential buyers.
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R&F Flipping London’s Vauxhall Square to Adrian Cheng’s Flow Capital
Fresh from clinching a deal to buy extra time to make offshore debt payments, Guangzhou R&F Properties plans to resell a London mixed-use project just one month after exercising an option to repurchase the development from Far East Consortium.
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HSBC Boss Says China Crisis Just Getting Started and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, the head of HSBC warns of at least two more years of pain in China’s commercial property market, Yanlord Land Group announces its subsidiary’s winning tender for the Lentor Central site in Singapore,… Read More>>
Adrian Cheng Calls Bottom of China Meltdown, Says New World Will Buy $1.5B in New Sites
New World Development’s Adrian Cheng has called the bottom of the real estate market in China, telling the Financial Times that the Hong Kong-based property giant plans to spend RMB 10 billion ($1.5 billion) to buy land in top-tier mainland… Read More>>
New World Breaks Ground on Huaihai Road Project in Shanghai
New World Development recently began work on its second K11 commercial project in Shanghai, breaking ground on a 17,171 square metre (184,827 square foot) site in the heart of the Middle Huaihai Road shopping district, according to a company press… Read More>>
LV, Fendi Close Shops in Hong Kong’s Times Square and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Louis Vuitton and Fendi shops in Hong Kong’s Times Square close for good after a tussle over rents, and the brother-sister team in charge of New World Development and its hotel unit Rosewood… Read More>>
New World Buys Shanghai Commercial Project for RMB 4.1B
New World Development has added a Shanghai project to its mainland commercial portfolio, winning an uncontested land auction for a site on Huaihai Road with a RMB 4.1 billion ($590 million) bid, according to an official announcement today.
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New World Scion Adrian Cheng Named Chair of China Business
Adrian Cheng, heir to a $20.7 billion family fortune, has been named as executive chairman of Hong Kong-listed property group New World Development’s mainland China arm.
New World’s wholly owned subsidiary, New World China Land, said in an announcement that… Read More>>