Listed Real Estate Asia, KT Capital Group

Jacob Cheng

Jacob has 7 years of professional buy-side experience in real estate investment and listed equities.  Jacob worked as a portfolio manager/analyst in Global Listed Real Estate team in AMP Capital and Macquarie Asset Management.  Prior to that, Jacob has spent 5 years in APG asset management, in the listed real estate team.  As one of the largest RE funds in Asia, he co-managed EUR6bn investment portfolio with the team with a focus on Hong Kong and China property.  He led the USD200m cornerstone investment in Wanda Commercial Properties IPO (the largest mall operator and developer in China).  Prior to this, Jacob has 3 years of experience in investment banking in Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering equity, debt and M&A transactions across real estate, consumer& retail and TMT sectors.  Jacob specializes in fundamental bottom up research.  Aside from work, Jacob has a personal interest in spirituality and personal development.  He practiced meditation and has published a book about meaning of life in 2016.

Listed Real Estate Asia

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KT Capital Group

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

Principal investments and advisory firm

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>With HK/China continue to see risk-off sentiment; we switch our focus to Japan.  Nikkei is up 19% YTD, one of the best performing markets in the world</li>
<li>Among Japan real estate names, Mitsui Fudosan is a well held name with the largest market cap.  8801 is up 45% YTD while 8802 is up 57% YTD</li>
<li>Valuation is un-demanding, it is an interesting name to own if investors want exposure to Japan.  It is still not too late to chase the rally</li>
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With HK/China continue to see risk-off sentiment; we switch our focus to Japan.  Nikkei is up 19% YTD, one of the best performing markets in the world
Among Japan real estate names, Mitsui Fudosan is a well held name with the largest market cap.  8801 is up 45% YTD while 8802 is up 57% YTD
Valuation is un-demanding, it is an interesting name to own if investors want exposure to Japan.  It is still not too late to chase the rally


8801: Mitsui Fudosan – the Largest Japan RE Developer – Let the Rally Continue