Dave Keating

As Japanese REITs continue trading at an average 35 percent discount, the Japan and California-based firm says it is creating a $450m vehicle to acquire them. Dalton says it is looking to buy mid-sized REITs.

Following its first deal in the UK, the firm has made the first purchase through its joint venture with Scius Partners, investing €40m in a retail park outside Stockholm.

The Singapore real estate firm, Mapletree, has partnered with the Bahrain-based investment fund, Arcapita, to buy a portfolio of Singapore industrial assets, which may then be listed according to the chief executive of Mapletree, Hiew Yoon Khong.

The fund, one of the largest targeting real estate in India, will reportedly consider a public listing on the London Stock Exchange at any point during its lifespan.

The Saudi petrochemical conglomerate has continued its push into property, establishing a joint venture with Singapore investor Yusof Wahid to invest in East Asian property.

The Dubai investor has partnered with the Spain-based private equity firm to acquire a 50 percent stake in three internationally branded five star hotels in Thailand.

Will the country's recent economic problems put a damper on investors' enthusiasm?

One year after Knight Frank’s Rutley Capital Partners launched a £101m East Africa fund, another UK-based firm, Integreated Property Investments, is planning a property fund for the region.

Swedish firm East Capital has bought out joint venture partner Arco Vara’s 50 percent interest in AVEC Asset Management, which manages AVEC Baltic Property Fund and Arco Baltic Real Estate Portfolio with assets of €220m.

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s firm will mainly focus on the main cities in China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, but also look to Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. With leverage, ARA has a potential $5bn to invest.