Savvy Asian issuers drive LM to the mainstream

Savvy Asian issuers drive LM to the mainstream

Chinese property borrowers are increasingly taking a strategic approach to managing their liabilities by tendering old notes when new bonds are announced. The trend has taken off this year, and is set to be the

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Jinke Smart Services prices HK$5.9bn IPO at mid-point

Jinke Smart Services prices HK$5.9bn IPO at mid-point

Jinke Smart Services Group, a Chinese property manager, raised HK$5.94bn ($766.1m) this week after sealing its IPO at the mid-point of the marketed range.

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Country Garden Services returns to ECM

Country Garden Services returns to ECM

Country Garden Services Holdings Company has raised HK$7.785bn ($1bn) from a placement of new shares, riding on strong investor interest in property management services companies over the past year.

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Sino-Ocean prices IPO low to net HK$1.7bn

Sino-Ocean prices IPO low to net HK$1.7bn

Chinese property management firm Sino-Ocean Service Holding has scooped up HK$1.74bn ($224.5m) after pricing its IPO below the mid-point of the marketed range.

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ARA, Chelsfield raise green loan for Singapore property

ARA, Chelsfield raise green loan for Singapore property

ARA Asset Management and property company Chelsfield have raised a S$385.8m ($286m) green loan to finance the acquisition and renovation of 5One Central, a commercial building in Singapore.

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JC Flowers, Pelican Ventures team up to buy reinsurer Ariel Re from Argo Group

JC Flowers, Pelican Ventures team up to buy reinsurer Ariel Re from Argo Group

Private equity pair Pelican Ventures and JC Flowers have agreed to pick up reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group.  Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property and casualty reinsurance operating through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1910.

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Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel

Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel

Eurazeo has invested in Paris-based intellectual property specialist Questel, alongside the company's previous backers IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement, and the management team.

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Eurazeo Capital buys into IK Investment Partners portfolio business Questel

Eurazeo Capital buys into IK Investment Partners portfolio business Questel

Eurazeo Capital has agreed to invest in IK Investment Partners-backed intellectual property software and services business Questel.

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Covid-19 pandemic boosts start-ups behind virtual showings of property

Covid-19 pandemic boosts start-ups behind virtual showings of property

As fear of exposure to the new virus is limiting the ability to visit properties and close on them, demand is booming for start-up firms that provide virtual ways to do this

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Bowmark Capital backs Totalmobile buyout

Bowmark Capital backs Totalmobile buyout

Bowmark Capital has backed the buyout of Northern Ireland-based technology company Totalmobile.  The Belfast-based venture has more than 700 customers and 250,000 mobile-workforce users across the public services, property, facilities management, transport and infrastructure sectors.

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Shimao, KWG premarket Hong Kong IPOs

Shimao, KWG premarket Hong Kong IPOs

Chinese property managers Shimao Services Holdings and KWG Living Group Holdings have kicked off pre-deal investor education for a pair of Hong Kong listings.

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China property companies keep up bond momentum

China property companies keep up bond momentum

Three Chinese property companies launched dollar bonds on Monday, continuing to take advantage of the post-US election momentum.

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Blackstone ready to lend after raising record property debt fund

Blackstone ready to lend after raising record property debt fund

The investment firm closed this month on the largest real estate debt fund ever, giving it plenty of cash to lend to property investors looking to go shopping during the pandemic

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EQT Real Estate makes first UK deal with £1bn JV addressing “severe” London rental home shortage

EQT Real Estate makes first UK deal with £1bn JV addressing “severe” London rental home shortage

European private equity major EQT's real estate arm has launched a £1bn joint venture with Sigma Capital Group to bring 3,000 new rental homes to outer London.

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KKR Acquires Industrial Distribution Property in Phoenix

KKR Acquires Industrial Distribution Property in Phoenix

Core Plus Real Estate Strategy Adds Third Industrial Asset to Portfolio NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the acquisition of an industrial distribution property in Phoenix, Arizona for a purchase

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Xinyuan sells $300m bond at initial guidance

Xinyuan sells $300m bond at initial guidance

Chinese property developer Xinyuan Real Estate Co, whose outstanding bonds have suffered because of the Covid pandemic, opted for size over price for its $300m return this week.

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Evergrande abandons A-share backdoor listing

Evergrande abandons A-share backdoor listing

China Evergrande Group has abandoned a backdoor listing plan for its property arm and flagship subsidiary Hengda Real Estate on the Shenzhen exchange, ending a reorganisation that started four years ago.

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Bond market bounces back after US elections

Bond market bounces back after US elections

Three property companies from Greater China hit the bond market last Friday, raising $850m between them even as the US presidential election battle raged on. With Joe Biden now announced as the president-elect, the issuance

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Sunac Services taps market for Hong Kong IPO

Sunac Services taps market for Hong Kong IPO

Chinese property manager Sunac Services Holdings has hit the road for its Hong Kong listing, eyeing HK$8.7bn ($1.1bn) in fresh equity.

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China Resources’ property manager pre-markets $1bn HK IPO

China Resources’ property manager pre-markets $1bn HK IPO

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services has begun testing investor appetite for its Hong Kong listing, which could raise around $1bn, said a source close to the deal.

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