Arshiya Khullar
Rising valuations and geopolitical risks are hurting the case for sovereign wealth funds to invest more money in real estate.
The Beijing-headquartered real estate manager that primarily raises capital from Nordic investors is currently in the market with its fourth China opportunistic fund.
Government Pension Investment Fund’s disclosure of its alternative investment portfolio is yet another sign that the Japanese pension giant will be taking a measured approach to portfolio diversification.
As President Xi Jinping steps up his deleveraging efforts in China, the real estate industry is expecting distressed investment opportunities to become more pronounced by the year end.
Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of the New York-based asset manager’s India operations will officially close this summer.
WeWork had retained 10 percent of the equity for its $750m reported Devonshire Square acquisition which it syndicated to a partnership including the $114bn asset manager and the Danish pension fund PFA.
Japan Post Bank is the latest Japanese institutional investor seeking real estate debt and other credit funds that serve a conservative investment approach
As deleveraging efforts ramp up in China, hopes grow once more for distressed sales.
The US president sees real estate development potential in North Korea. But the first opportunities for institutional money are more likely to come in north-east China.
Rob Yang, who had joined the private equity powerhouse from Blackstone in 2016, has left the firm.