Logistics

The pan-Asia logistics specialist’s first Australia-focused vehicle is expected to be closed within 12 months.

The Boston-based private equity real estate firm has finished deploying its $257m US logistics fund with the acquisition of a Chicago-area industrial portfolio, beating its 18-month investment target.

The Swiss bank predicts after years of outperformance, the sector will slow down as potential regulation and the danger of overvaluation emerge as headwinds.

Including co-investment capital, the Redwood Japan Logistics Fund 2 is being pegged as the largest ever single commingled fund raised for Japan logistics.

The Singapore-based logistics giant aims to use third-party capital to fund new businesses which are ‘enhancing efficiency in the logistics industry.’ 

For years, GLP boss Ming Mei has kept a low profile, but with the company branching into new sectors in the wake of its privatization, he tells Jonathan Brasse why now is a good time to be more vocal

The global real estate firm has teamed up with Brookfield Asset Management for a 50:50 venture expected to be China’s biggest provider of rooftop solar renewable energy.

The firm’s launch of a new $1.6bn vehicle comes at a time when many logistics operators in China are diversifying beyond development to broaden their exposure in the country.

Competition for space, a focus on speed and the reduction in operating costs will lead logistics occupiers to start thinking about the last hour rather than the last miles, argues Simon Wallace, head of alternatives re-search for Europe at Deutsche Asset Management.

A distribution center in Japan demonstrates how technology and demographics are changing the face of logistics buildings.