Real estate
All-Stars Investment leads $300m round for China’s Tujia
All-Stars Investment has led a $300 million new funding round for Tujia.com, valuing the Chinese vacation-rental website at more than $1 billion.
Tiger Global, Flipkart commit $12m to India's NestAway
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart and its backer Tiger Global have together invested INR760 million ($12 million) in online home rentals start-up NestAway.
Warburg Pincus commits $284m to India's Piramal Realty
Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest INR18 billion ($284 million) in Piramal Realty, the real estate development arm of Indian conglomerate Piramal Group.
VC-backed PropertyGuru acquires eProperty Track
Singapore-based online real estate portal PropertyGuru, which recently raised funds from TPG Capital, Emtek Group and Square Peg Capital, has bought sales and marketing platform ePropertyTrack.
VC-backed Housing.com fires controversial CEO
Rahul Yadav, the controversial CEO of VC-backed Indian property portal Housing.com, has been ousted from the company.
Canada’s Ivanhoe, CBRE in Chinese warehouse play
Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate investment arm of Canada's pension fund the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), has partnered with CBRE Global Investment Partners to invest in Logos China Logistics Clubs, a Chinese warehouse developer...
Warburg Pincus consortium re-ups in Vincom Retail
A consortium led by Warburg Pincus has made a follow-on investment of about $100 million in Vietnam shopping mall operator Vincom Retail.
Deal focus: RRJ doubles down on e-commerce logistics
When RRJ Capital first committed $250 million to Shanghai Yupei Group in April 2014, Temasek Holdings was its sole partner in the investment. The company had 16 warehouses with a total gross floor area of more than 1.4 million square meters and plans...
RRJ consortium commits $250m to China warehousing player
RRJ Capital has re-upped in Chinese logistics player Shanghai Yupei Group, leading a consortium that has agreed to invest $250 million in the business.
Warburg Pincus invests $200m in China serviced apartment chain
Warburg Pincus has made a follow-on investment in Mofang Gongyu, committing nearly $200 million across two rounds of funding for the Chinese serviced apartment developer.
TPG, PAG-owned DTZ to buy Cushman & Wakefield for $2b
DTZ, a property services provider owned by TPG Capital, PAG Asia Capital and co-investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), has agreed to buy industry peer Cushman & Wakefield for an enterprise value of $2 billion.
SAIF leads $16m round for China real estate site Jiwu
SAIF Partners China has led a RMB100 million ($16 million) Series A round of funding for Jiwu.com, a Shenzhen-based real estate listings portal.
Softbank-backed Housing.com sees boardroom spat resolved
Rahul Yadav, the CEO of Indian property listing platform Housing.com has withdrawn his resignation from the start-up and issued an apology to its VC investors - which include SoftBank - after a very public spat.
GGV, Morningside back China real estate site Aiwujiwu
GGV Capital and Morningside Technologies have led a $120 million Series D round for Aiwujiwu, a Chinese rental and second-home listings portal. Existing investors Shunwei Capital Partners and Banyan Capital also participated.
PE-backed Red Star Macalline files for HK IPO
Red Star Macalline Group, a private equity-backed shopping mall operator in China, has filed to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Baring branches into real estate
BPE Asia Real Estate, the property-focused affiliate of Baring Private Equity Asia, picks its markets based on entry price per square foot. When investing in property developments, this is inextricably tied to land costs.
Baring Asia closes debut real estate fund
Baring Private Equity Asia’s real estate affiliate has closed its debut fund with $365 million in commitments. The first two investments have also been completed in South Korea and the Philippines, respectively.
Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds issues real estate, infrastructure mandates
The Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF), Taiwan’s largest pension fund system, will allocate a total of $2.4 billion to 12 global alternatives managers - four in real estate and eight in infrastructure.
VC-backed 58.com acquires Chinese real estate platform
Chinese online marketplace 58.com, a VC-backed classifieds website along the lines of Craigslist, has acquired Anjuke, an online real estate listing platform, for about $267 million.
Creador invests $16.2 m in India's Ashiana Housing
Southeast Asia and India-focused GP Creador has paid INR1 billion ($16.2 million) for a minority stake in Ashiana Housing, a publicly-listed Indian property developer.
Sequoia leads $60m round for China construction site
Sequoia Capital has led a $60 million funding round for Wangzhu Corporation, an online construction services provider controlled by Chinese property developer Greentown Group.
Cowin Capital exits China department store via trade sale
Shenzhen Cowin Capital is set to make a full exit from Guangxi Nancheng Department Store as Better Life Commercial Chain Share won approval to buy its rival.
Facebook co-founder leads round for Singapore property site
Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook and Singapore resident, has led a S$2 million ($1.5 million) round of seed funding for 99.co, a local property listings site. Sequoia Capital also participated alongside several entrepreneurs-turned-investors.
KKR's long-term India real estate solution
When KKR set up its first India-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) in 2009 to provide structured credit solutions to entrepreneurs, it was funded off the firm's own balance sheet. A few years on, it was reported that third-party investors were...