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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.
The investor accelerated its investment pace in FY 2022 to capture the post-covid-19 opportunities before price recovery.
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The Australian firm is planning to launch a value-add fund and bespoke strategies with its capital partners in the region.
Seoul Korea VIG buyout growth capital
Despite the more positive outlook for the sector at a pan-Asia level, organizations from the US and Europe are still taking opportunities to reduce their exposure to the region.
Atrium view of the shops and restaurants at Hudson Yards
The former Neiman Marcus retail space, which Wells Fargo acquired for $550m, will become the sole office space in the retail property.
The firm plans to lower the vehicle's exposure to offices by 15-20% as it seeks to top up its allocation to multifamily and logistics.
Exits include its shares in Chinese logistics company CNLP and all of its non-performing loans in the country.
Fundraising report Q1-Q3
If fundraising continues at its current place, the year is on track to end with the lowest amount raised since 2012.
The investor has announced $1bn of commitments across two direct private real estate funds within the past year.
The Miami-based firm has garnered investments from some of the biggest institutional investors including CalSTRS and Mubadala.
The APG-backed healthcare platform is also in talks with other institutions from Asia and the Middle East as it eyes a $1.5bn final close.
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