Christie Ou
The Australian firm also plans to make new hires to bolster its third-party capital management and fundraising capabilities in opportunistic real estate.
The quarter saw the close of four $1bn-plus mezzanine/debt funds, which accounted for a bulk of the capital raised during this period.
The vehicle is understood to have been seeded with a high-spec asset located in Shanghai’s life science cluster.
The investment arm of the Canadian insurer has made an internal promotion to continue to lead its Asia real estate footprint expansion.
Real estate equity investors are also looking at the Chinese real estate debt space because they could get similar yields to equity investments.
The Hong Kong-based firm’s filing shows confidence in the public markets, but few other managers are likely to follow suit.
Aligned with EQT Exeter’s global strategy, the combined platform is expected to start raising sector-specific vehicles upon the completion of the merger.
KKR's Asia real estate boss John Pattar says the acquisition of the manager allows the firm to tap into a new pool of public capital expected to complement its existing private funds.
The firm will also be starting an ESG business to invest in biogas, solar farms, bioenergy and other sustainability-related opportunities.
The Dutch real estate investor previously teamed up with APG Asset Management to back the student accommodation specialist in 2016.