Christie Ou
The investment management business of US insurer Prudential Financial raised $1.1bn of equity for its European Value Partners II vehicle after generating a strong performance from its predecessor.
Anyone monitoring sentiment among Asia’s most prominent institutional investors would not have failed to notice an upswing in recent weeks in positive commentary toward making ESG-compliant investments. On Monday, GIC’s CIO for fixed-income, Liew Tzu Mi, underscored the Singapore state investment firm’s intention to prioritize investments that either adhere to, or are subject to plans […]
APG and GIC have committed $400m each to the vehicle, but the Singapore-based firm has thoughts on expanding its investor base.
The firm has just made its first investment in China through a fund and is reviewing a logistics investment in South Korea.
With ARA bringing close to $80bn of non-new economy assets, the new platform is evaluating its portfolio and will seek to divest any non-core assets.
The head of real assets at the Dutch investor says building valuations will take a hit unless owners are proactive in making their assets sustainable.
Including its $897m C-REIT, the logistics powerhouse has introduced six onshore logistics real estate vehicles in China since 2017.
Pursuing a value-add strategy, the Hong Kong-based firm has exited 25 investments and generated a median IRR of over 40% since 2004.
The firm plans to open an office in Sydney next year as well as add to its Singapore and Shanghai teams.
With logistics being the firm's highest conviction in China, the sector represents 62% of its total assets under management in the country.