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Christie Ou

Christie Ou is the Asia-Pacific reporter for PERE covering the private equity real estate markets in the region. Prior to joining PERE, she covered Asia’s business market for Bloomberg Business Week Chinese and the credit market for UK-based Private Debt Investor. She is a native speaker of Cantonese and Mandarin, with solid command of writing and speaking in English. Christie holds her bachelor degree at London School of Economics and a master degree in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.
Some borrowers in the region, particularly South Korea, have to seek new lender relationships amid spiking interest rates.
The investor has already committed to two overseas real estate funds with credit strategies in the past three months.
Many institutions have retreated from direct lending in favor of the investment risk diversification offered by credit vehicles.
The firm has included private credit investments for the first time in its Gateway fund series due to the higher interest rate environment.
GCP also plans to launch a new digital infrastructure strategy targeting data centers for external investors later this year.
The Canadian investor will manage the 29 assets it owns in China via its teams in Singapore, Mumbai and Sydney.
The investor is actively looking for real estate debt and distressed investment opportunities arising from current market conditions.
With Florentia Village Guangzhou Outlet Mall, the Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm is betting on post-pandemic retail growth.
The South Korean pension fund plans to grow overseas and alternatives exposures while also increasing its return target by 2027.
Australian incentives to spur BTR activity contrast with regulations limiting residential supply elsewhere.
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