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Bridge Data Centres CIO to Open Mingtiandi Data Centre Forum on Thursday
Kevin Guan, CIO EVP, New Business and Capital Markets, Bridge Data Centres Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres will open the seventh Mingtiandi APAC Data Centre Forum on Thursday, 15 October, with chief investment officer Kevin Guan returning to MTD TV for a spotlight interview on Southeast Asia’s rise as a hub for digital infrastructure investment.
Singapore’s Starhill Global REIT Sells Last Japan Asset and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Property values around Ebisu Fort may have received a boost from recent deal activity (Image: Starhill Global REIT) A Tokyo exit leads today’s Asia Pacific real estate headlines as Singapore’s Starhill Global REIT sells its last Japanese property for $39.3 million, 53.8 percent above valuation.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-10-12
A 15-year veteran of Singapore developer Frasers Property is stepping down as chief executive of its hospitality arm as the group splits the business between operating and investment teams, leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is Australian superannuation fund HESTA’s hire of a QIC Real Estate fund manager to lead a new property team and the resignation of an executive director at Hong Kong developer HKR International.
Tishman Speyer-Mitsubishi JV Sells Shanghai Office Block to Pinduoduo Parent for $194M
Crystal Bridge sits above Loushanguan Road Metro (Image: Changning Govt) A Tishman Speyer joint venture has sold an office building in western Shanghai’s Changning district to PDD Holdings, the parent company of Chinese ecommerce giants Pinduoduo and Temu for RMB 1.3 billion ($194 million), according to sources familiar with the transaction.
Brookfield Enters India Sheds with Purchase of 8 ESR Industrial Parks
An ESR warehouse in Mumbai, India (Image: ESR) Brookfield Asset Management has expanded its Asia Pacific holdings of logistics and manufacturing property into India with the purchase of eight industrial parks from ESR, according to an announcement by the two companies on Wednesday.
Japan Post Sets Up Fund Manager to Monetise $10B Real Estate Portfolio
JP Tower Osaka is among Japan Post’s largest commercial assets Japan’s state-backed mail carrier has set up an investment management company which will buy properties from the group for transfer to private funds, as it prepares to sell down holdings from an investment property portfolio which it values at JPY 1.6 trillion ($10.1 billion), about JPY 700 billion more than its book value.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-10-05
Oxford Properties Group’s longtime Australia head, Alec Harper, has decamped to launch a real estate private equity push at Sydney advisory firm Acreage Capital, leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list are a Morgan Stanley veteran joining SC Capital Partners in Hong Kong and a chief financial officer stepping up to the top job at Singapore’s AIMS APAC REIT Management.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-09-28
Rava Partners portfolio company Dash Living is bringing in some senior leadership from a US investment giant, with that item leading Mingtiandi’s review of personnel moves from around the region this week. Also making the list is a leadership change at the manager of Tokyo-listed SOSiLA Logistics REIT and a new head of global real estate for one of Canada’s largest pension funds.
Korea’s GEPS Seeks Managers for $150M APAC Real Estate Mandate
Korea’s GPS is looking for fresh APAC opportunities (Image: GEPS) A $9 billion South Korean pension fund has launched a search for three fund managers to invest up to $150 million in Asia Pacific real estate. The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), which manages the retirement finances of Korea’s civil servants, plans to commit between $40 million and $50 million to each of two diversified, multi-sector funds and one living sector fund.
Tishman Speyer Names Rahul Anand Head of India in Expansion Push
Rahul Anand, Tishman Speyer’s new regional director for India (Image: Tishman Speyer) Tishman Speyer has named Rahul Anand managing director and regional director for India, the New York-based developer and investment manager said Monday, without specifying an effective date for the move.
Korea’s NPS Names Lee Kyu-hong Chief Investment Officer
Lee Kyu-hong has taken over at the NPS after previously leading Korea Teachers’ Pension (Image: NPS) South Korea’s National Pension Service has brought on board Lee Kyu-hong as its new chief investment officer for a two-year term beginning 15 September, according to a statement from the pension fund.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-09-21
Mirvac has named Kit Georgeos as chief executive of funds management, leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is a new equity capital markets hire at India’s RMZ Corp as it prepares a $35 billion expansion, and two top executives of Australia’s Barwon Investment Partners have been named managing partners following the company’s acquisition by Hillhouse’s Rava Partners.
US Multifamily Giant Greystar Names Tom Livelli Head of Asia Pacific
Tom Livelli takes on his role at Greystar early in 2027 (Image: Greystar) Greystar has named former EQT partner Tom Livelli as executive director and head of Asia Pacific, bringing in a veteran of multifamily ventures in Europe and South America as the company seeks to expand an APAC portfolio which includes $3.9 billion in assets across Australia, Japan, Korea and mainland China.
Korea’s Pebblestone Eyes $363M Seoul Office Tower and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Hyde Park Myeongdong is home to Seoul’s flagship Apple Store (Image: Apple) South Korea’s Pebblestone Asset Management leads today’s headlines with a $363.4 million bid for Hyde Park Myeongdong, home to Apple’s flagship Korea store, betting on Seoul retail. Also making news are Japan’s Daiwa House buying a $536 million stake in UK homebuilder Miller Homes and Japan’s JR East and Itochu launching a $66.8 million venture.
Nearly 170 Industry Execs Join First Mingtiandi Forum in Sydney
Investa CEO Peter Menegazzo appeared in one of three spotlight interview sessions (Image: Mingtiandi) Some 166 senior executives gathered at the Four Seasons Sydney on Tuesday for the inaugural Mingtiandi Australia Forum, as investors, developers and operators from across Asia Pacific took in a full day of interviews and panel discussions on strategies for capturing Australia’s cross-border real estate opportunities.
CapitaLand Buys Ibis Hotel in Hong Kong From Butterfly Hospitality for $293M
Butterfly Hospitality completed the Ibis in 2012 (Image: Accor) Singapore’s CapitaLand Investment has joined the rush into Hong Kong student housing, with the Singaporean giant having acquired a hotel in the city’s Western District for HK$2.3 billion ($293.2 million), according to market sources who spoke with Mingtiandi.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-09-14
Former Blackstone executive Matt Koskinen has taken up his new role as a managing director with Bain Capital’s real estate strategy for Australia and New Zealand with that change leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is a new Vietnam chief executive at CapitaLand Development and the planned departure of HSBC’s group chief financial officer, Pam Kaur.
FEO Selling Bukit Timah Apartments for $66M and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Far East Organisation i selling its Watten Estate property amid a Singapore redevelopment boom (Image: FEO) Singapore’s ongoing real estate boom leads today’s look at real estate headlines from around the region with Far East Organization selling a Bukit Timah apartment project for S$84.2 million ($66.0 million).
AirTrunk in Talks to Borrow $1.6B Ahead of IPO and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Data centres lead today’s look at real estate headlines from around Asia Pacific today as Blackstone-backed data centre operator AirTrunk is said to be in talks to borrow $1.6 billion ahead of a Singapore stock market debut. Also in the news, PGIM focuses on data centre and living sector opportunities in Japan while Seoul home prices extend a record 86-week rally.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-09-07
The Aussie government leads this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry with the appointment of a new chair for Housing Australia and its A$47 billion housing agenda. Also making the list is a new role for a former La Caisse executive and a former Brookfield real estate boss joins the board of Hong Kong-listed Shui On Land.
Weave JV Acquires Second Rental Housing Asset Near Major Seoul University
Seoul National University is Korea’s second-largest with more than 30,000 students (Image: SNU) Apartment specialist Weave Living has agreed to acquire a second rental housing asset near Seoul National University, expanding a joint venture with a leading global institutional investor that local market sources have identified to Mingtiandi as Singapore’s GIC.
Investa CEO Peter Menegazzo to Speak at Mingtiandi Australia Forum on 15 September
Peter Menegazzo, Chief Executive Officer, Investa Trades of income-earning real estate assets in Australia grew by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to MSCI, some of the largest transactions in the country this year involving Sydney-based fund manager Investa.
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Blackstone, Brookfield, Dexus Join Speaker Lineup for Australia Forum on 15 September
Brad Collier, Fund Manager, Dexus Peter Menegazzo, Chief Executive Officer, Investa Steve Bennett, Direct CEO, Charter Hall One of Australia’s biggest diversified property groups has joined the speaker roster for the Mingtiandi Australia Forum, with Dexus fund manager Brad Collier confirmed for a spotlight interview at the 15 September event.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-08-31
Raphael Arndt, the longest-serving chief executive in the two-decade history of Australia’s Future Fund, will step down at year’s end after growing the sovereign wealth fund’s total assets under management to A$356 billion, leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is a new chief executive at Singapore’s Mapletree Industrial Trust Management and a fresh head of data centres at Hong Kong-listed ESR.
ESR-REIT CEO Adrian Chui to Step Down as Stock Slide Continues
ESR-REIT chief executive Adrian Chui has been with the trust over a decade (Image: ESR-REIT) ESR-REIT chief executive Adrian Chui is stepping down after more than nine years running the Singapore-listed industrial and logistics trust, according to a filing to the Singapore Exchange on Friday, with the REIT’s unit price having fallen 16.1 percent over the past 12 months.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-08-24
Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital has named a Riyadh-based dealmaker as managing director for its new Saudi Arabia private equity business, with the hire leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is a promotion at GLP Capital Partners’ corporate finance team and Australian Retirement Trust’s hire of a veteran portfolio manager from the New South Wales government’s investment arm.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-08-17
Hongkong Land’s longtime head of office leasing, Neil Anderson, has stepped down after two decades with the flagship developer, in an exit Bloomberg described as part of a broader strategic shift for the group. Also on the move, Singapore’s CapitaLand Investment has named a new deputy chairman and the head of India’s Godrej Properties has transitioned to a non-executive role as he takes over leadership of the family’s principal holding company from his uncle.
Investa, Charter Hall Join Speaker Roster for Mingtiandi Australia Forum on 15 September
Senior executives from Investa and Charter Hall this week joined the roster of speakers set to take the stage at the Mingtiandi Australia Forum, which is coming up in Sydney on 15 September.
Warburg Pincus, Kio Set $1.8B Living Portfolio Target, Expand into Student Housing
Kio’s Collingwood site was formerly home to a Honda dealership (Image: Google) Warburg Pincus and Australia’s Kio Investment Management are making a fresh capital commitment to their rental residential partnership, shortly after the Sydney-based residential developer and operator acquired a property in Melbourne’s Collingwood area as its fifth asset.
Digital Realty Swapping Singapore, Osaka Stakes for US Data Centres in Deal with SGX-Listed REIT
Digital Core REIT is gaining a slice of Digital Realty’s Loyang Close asset (Image: Digital Realty) After watching its unit price slide by nearly 8 percent over the past year, Singapore-listed data centre trust Digital Core REIT received a boost today from a deal to trade most of its North American portfolio back to its sponsor in return for partial ownership of a data centre in its home city and an enlarged stake in an Osaka facility.
GDS-Linked DayOne Data Centers Said to File for $5B US IPO and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
DayOne Data Centers CEO Jamie Khoo (Image: DayOne) Data centre IPOs keep heating up as the former offshore unit of China’s GDS Holdings confidentially files for a $5 billion US listing amid an AI infrastructure boom. Also in the news are Singapore’s CapitaLand Investment listing a $467 million Shanghai REIT and Growthpoint Properties Australia selling a Perth Airport warehouse to Hesperia for $189 million.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-08-10
Hang Lung Group and its Hang Lung Properties unit have ended a more than seven-month wait for a new chief executive, as retail veteran Leo Tsoi steps in to lead the Hong Kong-listed investment firm and its developer subsidiary. Also on the move, Blue Owl Capital, which backs data centre operator Stack, has named a new head of Japan and The Living Company has named a new head for its open-ended core fund.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-08-03
A marital update from the chairman of China’s largest e-commerce company leads today’s list of personnel changes from around Asia Pacific’s real estate universe, with Alibaba’s Joe Tsai reassuring shareholders that his role in the company remains unchanged. Also making the list are new chairmen at China Vanke and at Zhejiang developer Greentown China.
Blackstone Buying HSBC $25B Aussie Mortgage Portfolio
HSBC’s never built a branch network to compete with Australia’s biggest players (Image: HSBC) Blackstone is buying HSBC’s A$36 billion ($25 billion) Australia home mortgage portfolio in what it calls the largest residential loan portfolio deal ever.
Barings Continues Aussie Acquisition Streak with $491M Buy of Brisbane Tower From Dexus
480 Queen Street is home to BHP and PWC (Image: BVN Architecture) Barings continues to be one of the busiest overseas investors in Australian real estate, with the US fund manager announcing late last week that it has agreed to purchase a Brisbane office tower for A$700 million ($491 million).
Stack Seeks $5.9B Loan for Melbourne Data Centre and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Stack has its Mel 2 facility underway in Melbourne (Image: Stack Infrastructure) Blue Owl’s Stack Infrastructure leads today’s real estate headlines from around Asia Pacific as it seeks a $5.9 billion loan to fund its third Melbourne data centre. Also in the news are Australia’s Mirvac circling $441 million in Sydney and Melbourne office tower stakes and South Korea’s Koramco REITs moving to sell its Anyang Logistics Centre for about $175 million.
Vantage Weighs $2B Sale of Malaysia Data Centres and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
A Vantage data centre in Cyberjaya, Malaysia (Image: Vantage) Vantage Data Centers leads today’s headlines as the DigitalBridge-backed operator weighs a sale of its $2 billion Malaysia data centre assets. Southeast Asia data centres are also a target for GIC, Sixth Street and SK Telecom as companies bid for a stake in Bain Capital’s $4 billion Bridge Data Centres and Blackstone’s AirTrunk has securied $2.3 billion in green financing for a data centre in Johor Bahru.
Hongkong Land Profit Jumps 470% as Central Office Values Rebound
Marina One could be joining Hongkong Land’s Singapore fund (Image: Ingehoven Architects) Hongkong Land’s net profit jumped 470 percent to $1.26 billion in the first half of the year, driven by a $725 million gain in property values as Hong Kong’s recovering office market raised the fortunes of its Central district portfolio.
Mapletree Launches $222M Warehouse Fund With China Life and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Mapletree Wuxi New District Logistics Park is among the properties in the new fund (Image: Mapletree) Singapore’s Mapletree Investments leads today’s headlines with the launch of its first mainland onshore logistics fund with China Life Capital, holding $221.6 million in assets under management. Meta and BlackRock also make the news with plans for a $14 billion Texas data centre and Australia’s proposed national data centre energy rules are encountering state government opposition.
Igis Completes $612M Buy of Seoul’s Doosan Tower and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
IGIS has acquired the Doosan Tower in Seoul from Mastern South Korea’s Igis Asset Management leads today’s real estate headlines from aroun Asia Pacific with a $612 million acquisition of Seoul’s Doosan Tower. Also in the news are Singapore’s ESR-REIT divesting an Ang Mo Kio industrial property for S$33.3 million and Singapore investors displacing mainland Chinese buyers in Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market.
BGO Teams with Investa, Cliffbrook to Buy Dexus Aussie Offices for $505.5M
123 Albert Street in Brisbane is the largest asset in the portfolio (Image: Dexus) BGO has made its third major commitment to Australia’s office sector, teaming with a pair of local partners to buy a trio of properties from ASX-listed Dexus for A$715 million ($500.5 million), according to announcements by the companies on Monday.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-07-27
A boardroom succession at one of Australia’s largest diversified developers leads this week’s review of personnel moves from around Asia Pacific, as Stockland names its next chairman. Also on the move, Hongkong Land rounds out the leadership team for its rebuilt Hong Kong Central portfolio, a Singapore-listed REIT hands the CEO baton to its finance chief, and a Singapore investor leaves Starwood Capital to launch his own boutique manager.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-07-20
Property manager Shimao Services Holdings leads this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry, naming a new president after his predecessor resigned from that role and from the board of parent company Shimao Group Holdings. Also on the move, a private equity veteran resurfaces at a Seoul investment manager, and a Singapore-listed hospitality trust elevates its investments chief to the top job.
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2026-07-13
One of the world’s largest pension funds leads this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry, with Japan’s GPIF settling on a sole leader for its real estate division. Also, South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension taps a rival fund’s investment chief to lead its $20 billion portfolio, while Canada’s OMERS expands an infrastructure veteran’s remit as part of a broader leadership reshuffle.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-07-06
The executive who spent a decade building the private markets investment programme at the world’s largest pension fund has stepped down, with his departure leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list are board changes at Lendlease Global Commercial REIT and the appointment of a CapitaLand Development veteran as the next chief executive of Frasers Property Singapore.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust Selling Suburban Singapore Mall to Local Investor for $360M
FCT bought White Sands in October 2020 for S$428M Frasers Centrepoint Trust has agreed to sell the White Sands mall in northeastern Singapore’s Pasir Ris area for S$467 million ($360.1 million), with market sources identifying the buyer as the same private investor which acquired a shopping centre in the city-state’s Upper Thomson area in April.
Warburg Pincus Makes $1.2B Tender Offer for Japanese Student Housing Provider
JSB opened this Wakayama prefecture building in 2025 (Image: JSB) Warburg Pincus is upping its bets on Japan’s need for rental accommodation with a JPY 190 billion ($1.2 billion) tender offer for a Tokyo-listed student housing provider. The US private equity firm is offering to acquire all common shares and stock options in JSB Co, Ltd, which operates more than 2,700 student housing properties across Japan, at JPY 9,000 per share and JPY 1,735,000 per stock option, according to an announcement.
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-06-08
Australia’s IFM Investors has named a former Mirvac executive as its new head of real estate to oversee its $14.7 billion portfolio, with hire leading this week’s look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific’s real estate industry. Also making the list is the departure of the long-time chairman of China’s Gemdale Properties and Shimao Group is down to just two executive directors following a resignation this past week.
Blackstone’s AirTrunk Plans $30B India Data Centre Push in Run-Up to Singapore IPO
AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda meeting India’s Modi on Friday (Image: X) Blackstone-backed AirTrunk has announced plans to invest $30 billion in India by 2030, targeting more than 5GW of new data centre capacity in what would rank among the country’s largest digital infrastructure commitments. The announcement on Friday came on the same day that AirTrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
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