Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

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<ul><li>Digital Realty partners with Bersama to enter Indonesia's data center market, expanding their global presence in the industry.</li><li>Leading firms KKR, Gaw, and Alyssa highlight favorable macroeconomic factors driving growth in Japan's multi-family sector on MTD TV.</li><li>Singapore's largest REIT, CapitaLand, undergoes a leadership reshuffle with the appointment of a new CEO to drive strategic initiatives.</li></ul>

Digital Realty partners with Bersama to enter Indonesia's data center market, expanding their global presence in the industry.Leading firms KKR, Gaw, and Alyssa highlight favorable macroeconomic factors driving growth in Japan's multi-family sector on MTD TV.Singapore's largest REIT, CapitaLand, undergoes a leadership reshuffle with the appointment of a new CEO to drive strategic initiatives.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (20-Mar-2025): Digital Realty enters Indonesia market with Bersama.

Listed Real Estate Asia, KT Capital Group

Jacob Cheng

Listed Real Estate Asia

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

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<li>Digital Realty is a global data center player across all major markets.  The DC demand will be back by secular trends including AI, Cloud and enterprise digitalization</li>
<li>DLR’s focus on pricing, development pipeline and balance sheet enables it to achieve long-term sustainable growth, delivering a mid single digit FFO growth</li>
<li>We also think DLR has maintained a strong balance sheet.  DLR is still in the process of de-leveraging with healthy credit metrics</li>
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Digital Realty is a global data center player across all major markets.  The DC demand will be back by secular trends including AI, Cloud and enterprise digitalization
DLR’s focus on pricing, development pipeline and balance sheet enables it to achieve long-term sustainable growth, delivering a mid single digit FFO growth
We also think DLR has maintained a strong balance sheet.  DLR is still in the process of de-leveraging with healthy credit metrics


DLR: The Global Data Center Giant, Back by Global Secular Trends

<ul><li>Alyssa Partners and LGB team up to purchase Tokyo apartment building for $65 million, expanding their real estate portfolio.</li><li>Gaw Capital faces challenges as it defaults on a $100 million loan for a California hotel, highlighting financial struggles in the industry.</li><li>Emperor Group secures a Sai Ying Pun site at a discounted rate of 12%, signaling a strategic investment opportunity in the Hong Kong market. Digital Core REIT strengthens leadership with the appointment of Serene Nah as chairperson, bringing valuable experience from Digital Realty APAC.</li></ul>

Alyssa Partners and LGB team up to purchase Tokyo apartment building for $65 million, expanding their real estate portfolio.Gaw Capital faces challenges as it defaults on a $100 million loan for a California hotel, highlighting financial struggles in the industry.Emperor Group secures a Sai Ying Pun site at a discounted rate of 12%, signaling a strategic investment opportunity in the Hong Kong market. Digital Core REIT strengthens leadership with the appointment of Serene Nah as chairperson, bringing valuable experience from Digital Realty APAC.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (17-Feb-2025): Alyssa Partners teams with LGB to buy $65M Tokyo building.

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chindata-group-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29274:1" rel="noopener">Chindata Group (CD US)</a> disclosed a preliminary non-binding proposal from Bain Capital at US$8.00 per ADS, a 27.4% premium to the undisturbed price of US$6.28 per ADS.</li>
<li>For privatisation to succeed, shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares present and voting need to approve the deal. The offeror represents 87.39% of the total voting power. </li>
<li>While the offer is unattractive, Bain Capital’s voting rights ensure that the vote will pass. The key risks are regulatory approvals and timing. </li>
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Chindata Group (CD US) disclosed a preliminary non-binding proposal from Bain Capital at US$8.00 per ADS, a 27.4% premium to the undisturbed price of US$6.28 per ADS.
For privatisation to succeed, shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares present and voting need to approve the deal. The offeror represents 87.39% of the total voting power. 
While the offer is unattractive, Bain Capital’s voting rights ensure that the vote will pass. The key risks are regulatory approvals and timing. 


Chindata (CD US): Bain Capital’s Low-Balled Privatisation Offer

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chindata-group-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29274:1" rel="noopener">Chindata Group (CD US)</a>’s 3Q22 results beat both revenue and adjusted EBITDA consensus estimates. Chindata raised its full-year guidance for the second time this year.</li>
<li>Chindata continues to attract rumours of takeover interest, most recently from China Merchants. Its track record of beating guidance, modest leverage and beaten-down rating make it a target. </li>
<li>A forward EV/EBITDA multiple of 10.8x, in line with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21-vianet-group-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8489:1" rel="noopener">21Vianet Group (VNET US)</a>’s multiple implied by its founder’s offer (at US$8.20), would imply Chindata’s price of US$8 per ADS.  </li>
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Chindata Group (CD US)’s 3Q22 results beat both revenue and adjusted EBITDA consensus estimates. Chindata raised its full-year guidance for the second time this year.
Chindata continues to attract rumours of takeover interest, most recently from China Merchants. Its track record of beating guidance, modest leverage and beaten-down rating make it a target. 
A forward EV/EBITDA multiple of 10.8x, in line with 21Vianet Group (VNET US)’s multiple implied by its founder’s offer (at US$8.20), would imply Chindata’s price of US$8 per ADS.  


2023 High Conviction: Chindata's Track Record & Rating Makes It a Takeover Target

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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, repositions, and manages technology-related real estate.  The Company's properties contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise data center tenants.  Digital's property portfolio is located throughout the United States and in England.

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Digital Realty Trust (DLR US)

Asia Real Estate Tracker (20-Mar-2025): Digital Realty enters Indonesia market with Bersama.

Digital Realty expands into Indonesia data center market, KKR and Gaw optimistic about Japan's multi-family sector, and Singapore's largest REIT...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

DLR: The Global Data Center Giant, Back by Global Secular Trends

DLR is a global data center player with presence worldwide. We think it is strongly supported by secular trends including AI, Cloud and enterprise...

Jacob Cheng

Asia Real Estate Tracker (17-Feb-2025): Alyssa Partners teams with LGB to buy $65M Tokyo building.

Real estate deals unfold as Alyssa Partners and LGB make a significant acquisition in Tokyo, Gaw Capital faces default on a loan for a CA hotel,...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Chindata (CD US): Bain Capital’s Low-Balled Privatisation Offer

While the offer is unattractive, Bain Capital’s voting rights ensure that the vote will pass. The key risks are regulatory approvals and timing.

Arun George

2023 High Conviction: Chindata's Track Record & Rating Makes It a Takeover Target

Chindata raised its full-year guidance for the second time this year. Its track record of beating guidance, modest leverage and beaten-down rating...

Arun George

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