Christie Ou
Christie Ou is the Asia-Pacific reporter for PERE covering the private equity real estate markets in the region. Prior to joining PERE, she covered Asia’s business market for Bloomberg Business Week Chinese and the credit market for UK-based Private Debt Investor. She is a native speaker of Cantonese and Mandarin, with solid command of writing and speaking
in English. Christie holds her bachelor degree at London School of Economics and a master degree in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.
The firm plans to introduce its first real estate debt offering after rebranding its property business this month.
The $828bn sovereign wealth fund had already been in the market before the outbreak of covid-19, which has only added further strain to the challenged sector.
The Sydney-headquartered logistics specialist sought a new shareholder more than a year ago, but never originally intended to sell a majority stake. Then ARA showed up.
The ‘thoroughfare of China’ is now known internationally as the birthplace of an epidemic that has now infected more than 120,000 worldwide.
Korean investors’ increase in outbound investing, growing appetite among Asian investors for alternative real estate and Paris replacing London were the notable trends from the broker’s annual research.
The Chinese real estate developer is understood to be in talks with three potential institutional investors ahead of a final close.
The BCIMC-owned firm will refrain from investing in retail assets directly, opting to gain access to consumer activity through logistics investments instead.
With the multifamily sector still in its infancy in Australia, the Melbourne based manager is seeking A$1bn to lend to first mover developers.
The rapid spread of coronavirus has thrown a spotlight on the country’s growing need for healthcare facilities, a sector of the local real estate market that remains undercapitalized.