May 01 2019

MPFM's 9 Hunter Street co-investment - progress Dec quarter 2018.

Invest / Direct Property Funds

At the end of 2017 MP Funds Management (MPFM) co-invested in the acquisition of 9 Hunter Street, a 15,500sqm (approx.) commercial office building which is located almost on the junction of Hunter and George Streets in the, the asset has had the benefit of all of the light rail infrastructure and closing of George Street into the upgraded mall area, together with the multi-billion dollar refurbishment that Brookfield is doing on Wynyard rail way. The Asset was acquired for $202m and has recently been revalued at a value materially higher than the initial purchase price which is pleasing.

Australia

Apr 22 2019

CapitaLand raises US$391 million in first closing of its maiden discretionary equity fund

Invest / Direct Property Funds

CapitaLand Limited (“CapitaLand”) has successfully set up its first discretionary real estate equity fund – CapitaLand Asia Partners I (CAP I). Tapping into CapitaLand’s extensive network and strong asset management expertise, CAP I will invest in value-add and transitional office buildings in Asia’s key gateway cities, specifically Singapore, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Osaka and Tokyo.

Singapore

Mar 06 2019

MP Funds Management’s first investment of 2019

Invest / Direct Property Funds

MP Funds Management (MPFM) has made its first investment of 2019, a co-investment with another group that MPFM has a successful and ongoing co-investment relationship with. The acquisition of the Crossroads Homemaker Supercenter (the subject property) is an opportunity of scale and dominance in one of Australia’s most significant growth regions. The centre offers an existing net lettable area of 47,997sqm on 143,997sqm land over 4 separate lots. 93% of the property income is underpinned by national retailers including Bunnings Warehouse, Freedom, Fantastic Furniture, the Good Guys and Nick Scali.

Australia

Feb 06 2019

Dexus half year results

Invest / Direct Property Funds

Dexus today announced its result for the half year and reaffirmed its guidance for distribution per security growth of circa 5% for FY19. Dexus Chief Executive Officer, Darren Steinberg said: “It has been a productive six-month period where we have added value through enhancing our development pipeline and attracting new investors to our funds management business. This has all been achieved while maintaining low balance sheet gearing. “In our office portfolio we continue to outperform the MSCI office benchmark1 over one, three and five years through driving higher rents and lower incentives, particularly in Sydney which has been reflected in property valuations during the period. “In our funds management business, we now have $15 billion under management with investors and partners that can invest alongside us through the cycle, reinforcing our objective of being the wholesale partner of choice in Australian property.”

Dec 04 2018

Home buyers attracted to the Balmain Private platform to save home deposits

Invest / Direct Property Funds

Home loan approvals have fallen significantly off the back of the APRA and the Royal Commission initiatives together with new Responsible Lending Criteria. The ABS recently reported that home loan approvals have fallen by 13.6% year on year and within that, investment loans have come back by c.20%

Australia

Nov 19 2018

CPG’s c.$38m industrial fund equity raise oversubscribes in less than 3 weeks forecasting 12.2% and distributions of 6.5%

Invest / Direct Property Funds

Off the back of successfully settling a $48m syndicated first mortgage for a residential apartment development in Sans Souci just weeks ago, Sydney-based real estate investment manager Centennial Property Group (CPG) opened a new fund with a focus on the industrial and logistics market, Centennial Industrial and Logistics Fund II (CIL II). The fund, available only to wholesale and private high net worth investors, opened on 1 November and was seeking to raise c. $38 million. CPG closed the fund less than two weeks later, well before the official close date, due to oversubscription.

Australia