Real estate
LP interview: Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is easing into its first Asian private markets drive with a focus on optionality. Private credit, infrastructure, and real estate are early areas of interest
GIC, ESR team up on $500m China venture
ESR, an Asia Pacific-focused logistics real estate platform, has formed a joint venture with Singapore’s GIC Private with a view to investing $500 million in high-quality facilities in China.
China’s largest co-working player Ucommune files for US IPO
Ucommune, China’s largest co-working space player which is considered the local equivalent to troubled US operator WeWork, has filed for a US IPO.
Hillhouse, Crystal Stream invest African logistics start-up
Lori Systems, one of Africa’s largest logistics coordination platforms, has raised almost $30 million in a Series A round led by Hillhouse Capital and Crystal Stream Capital.
Chinese online property marketplace set for IPO
Fangdd Network, a Chinese online real estate marketplace backed by the likes of FountainVest Partners and CDH Investments, has filed to list in the US.
Macquarie buys Australia cotton farm stake from Chinese strategic
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has acquired a 49% stake in Australia’s largest cotton farm, Cubbie Station, primarily from Chinese fabrics maker Shandong Ruyi.
AIGF backs Philippines co-working player
ASEAN Industrial Growth Fund (AIGF), a vehicle jointly managed by Malaysia’s CIMB Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, has made an investment of undisclosed size in Philippines co-working space provider KMC.
Deal focus: Mofang pursues quality and scale
Mofang raises $150 million to bring consistency to China’s fragmented rental housing market. Leveraging big data and targeting millennials are key strategies
Navis, Blackstone to exit Australia's NLV to private equity JV
Navis Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group will exit National Lifestyle Villages (NLV), an Australian developer and operator of mobile home parks, to Serenitas, a joint venture between Singapore’s GIC Private and local GP Tasman Capital Partners.
WeWork buys PE-backed Naked Hub in Asia expansion drive
US-based co-working space operator WeWork has acquired industry peer Naked Hub, which is backed by Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners, as part of a continued expansion in China and Southeast Asia.
China's PE-backed Ucommune acquires domestic rival
Chinese PE-backed co-working space provider Ucommune, formerly known as UrWork, has acquired domestic industry peer Woo Space.
Warburg Pincus backs Chinese car park operator
Warburg Pincus has led a RMB1.5 billion ($227 million) round of funding for Sunsea Parking Industry Group, a Chinese car park management company. Furniture retailer Red Star Macalline - a Warburg Pincus portfolio company - also participated.
China's PE-backed UrWork receives $29m investment
UrWork, a Chinese co-working space operator with a number of private equity backers, has received a $29.4 million investment from domestic conglomerate Beijing Love & Health Group.
Chinese smart city platform receives $73m
China Everbright, IDG Capital and CITIC Private Equity have participated in a RMB500 million ($73.5 million) Series A round of funding for Terminus Technologies, which claims to be China’s largest city-level mobile internet platform.
China serviced apartment operator gets $43m
Anxin Apartment, a China-based serviced apartment operator, has raised RMB300 million ($43 million) in a Series B round spread across two tranches.
China VC-backed UrWork completes $58m Series B
China VC-backed UrWork, a co-working space provider for start-ups, has raised a RMB400 million ($58 million) Series B round of funding at a post-money valuation of about $1 billion.
KKR, Sino-Ocean invest in Beijing Capital Juda
KKR has partnered with Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Group Holding to invest HK$1.5 billion ($190 million) in retail outlet developer and operator Beijing Capital Juda.
Warburg Pincus, VinaCapital to create SE Asia hotel platform
Warburg Pincus has teamed up with Vietnam-based GP VinaCapital and Don Lam, the firm’s founder, to create a hotel investment platform intended to tap into rising inbound tourism in Southeast Asia, particularly from China.
China co-working space operator UrWork raises $46m
VC-backed UrWork, a co-working space provider for Chinese start-ups, has completed a pre-Series B round worth RMB300 million ($46 million) from Chinese commercial property developers Yintai Land and Zhongrong International Trust.
Warburg Pincus-backed D&J China buys 40% of KaiLong
D&J Industrial Property, a Chinese business park developer co-founded and majority-owned by Warburg Pincus, has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in real estate investment firm KaiLong Group for an undisclosed sum.
Anbang-led consortium withdraws $14b bid for Starwood
A consortium led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group that was vying to take over Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has withdrawn its $14 billion bid for the company.
Anbang-led consortium raises offer for Starwood
A consortium led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group has raised its all-cash offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to about $14 billion, or $82.75 per share.
Primavera, JC Flowers back Anbang's $13b Starwood bid
Primavera Capital and J.C. Flowers & Co. have been confirmed as co-investors in a $13.1 billion all-cash offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide submitted by China-based Anbang Insurance Group.
India's Essel Finance commits $11m to housing developer
The private equity arm of India's Essel Finance has invested INR400 million ($6 million) across two housing projects by Mumbai-based developer Rashmi Housing, and will invest another INR350 million in a third project.
