New Century REIT secures RMB888m in new loans and other APAC REIT news

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In Hong Kong, New Century REIT (1275) secured two loans totalling RMB888.1m from New Century Tourism and Huge Harvest to refinance existing debts and facilitate a capital reduction of Zhejiang New Century for remittance of funds offshore.  The RMB788.1m New Century Tourism loan facility is a short-term bridge loan with no interest rate maturing on […]

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Australian Charter Hall nabs Sydney towers for A$804m

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Australian property fund manager Charter Hall has completed the purchase of two office buildings in Sydney from Canadian investment manager Brookfield for a reported $804m. The two towers at 10 and 12 Shelley Street are in the city’s King Street Wharf precinct and are let to bank Suncorp and financial services multinational Amex, according to […]

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Keppel REIT offloads Singapore office tower for US$396m

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Singapore-listed Keppel REIT has agreed to sell its strata ownership of the Bugis Junction Towers in Singapore for S$547.5m (US$395.5m), reflecting a 3% yield for the office complex. Bugis Junction Towers (image: Keppel REIT) The 15-storey asset has been acquired by Singapore-incorporate company Village Prop. Pte. Ltd., however the Business Times reports that the main […]

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LaSalle raises US$560m for Japan core property fund

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LaSalle Investment Management has raised JPY 61bn (US$560m) in the initial closing of the LaSalle Japan Property fund, its first private open-ended core property fund in Asia. The newly launched fund, which raised commitments from Japanese investors, aims to grow to US$1.8bn in three years and US$2.7bn in five years. It will invest in the […]

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ESR launches US$616m Australian logistics partnership

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Hong Kong-listed logistics developer and fund manager ESR has launched a A$1bn (US$616.5bn) Australia-focused logistics partnership, as it embarks on its largest capital raising in the country. The new core-plus ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) is seeded with A$715.6m of prime logistics assets already held by the firm, according to a statement. An unnamed global […]

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