A series of defaults in Korea’s property market are creating opportunities for fund managers, with news of new distressed debt strategies leading Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today. Also in the news, Hong Kong home prices head south again as a post-policy… Read More>>
Blackstone’s Global Real Estate Portfolio Grew 17% in 2022 to $326B
Blackstone’s opportunistic and core-plus real estate funds grew in value by 7.1 percent and 10.3 percent in 2022, as the world’s largest property fund manager continues to see “a lot of growth” ahead for its investments in Asia.
Despite this… Read More>>
PropertyGuru Weighs US Listing via SPAC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s edition of our regional news roundup, Singapore real estate website PropertyGuru mulls a US listing via merger with a SPAC, private equity bigfoot Blackstone takes steps to reopen its regional office in Seoul, and regulatory filings show that… Read More>>
Sale of US Govt Property in Hong Kong Moves Ahead and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In Mingtiandi’s latest roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong approves the sale of a US consular property on Shouson Hill after resolving a diplomatic impasse, while Blackstone bigwig Stephen Schwarzman deals with a backlash over his political leanings.
Blackstone Real Estate Chief Jonathan Gray Takes Over as Group President and COO
Blackstone’s global head of real estate, Jonathan Gray, will take the reins as president and chief operating officer of the US private equity giant effective March 1. The 26-year Blackstone veteran will take over day-to-day management of the New York-based… Read More>>
Blackstone Chief Presents Brand of the Year Award to HNA
Chinese conglomerate HNA has faced a barrage of bad news lately, as four of its mainland-listed companies halted trading and the once super-buyer has now turned high-interest borrower.
There was at least a ray of sunshine for the airlines to… Read More>>
Blackstone Boss Predicts New China Views for Trump and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s headlines, the head of private equity giant Blackstone sees America’s new president revising his views on China’s currency policies. Also in the news, Hong Kong’s housing-starved residents continue to line up for new homes, while… Read More>>
Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman Banks $250M in 5 Days Thanks To Chinese Buyers
What’s another $250 million to a billionaire? Probably not much, but it still wasn’t a bad five days at the office for Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman whose net worth jumped a quarter of a billion dollars last week thanks to… Read More>>
Blackstone Deepens China Ties with Tsinghua Scholarship Program
Private equity billionaire Stephen A Schwarzman, whose Blackstone Group has been an aggressive investor in China, last weekend marked the start of a new $435 million elite scholarship program at Beijing’s Tsinghua University campus. Schwarzman Scholars welcomed its inaugural class… Read More>>
Blackstone Chief Pushes for Transparency and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-03-03
The head of the world’s biggest alternative investor thinks China should get more transparent about its policies, while one of Hong Kong’s most controversial developers put out the highest bid for a luxury condo site. Also, a US mall giant… Read More>>