Pgim Real Estate Records Us14 Bil Apac Transactions 1Q2025
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PGIM Real Estate, a unit of Prudential Financial, announced on May 7 that it has expanded its portfolio in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region in the first quarter of 2025. The firm has invested in various sectors including living, industrial, hotel, data centre and office, primarily in Japan and Australia. In total, PGIM Real Estate has recorded eight transactions worth approximately US$1.4 billion ($1.81 billion), with six deals worth around US$900 million in Japan.
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In Japan, PGIM Real Estate made notable acquisitions including a corporate retreat facility with 70 rooms located in Izu, southwest of Greater Tokyo; a portfolio of four multifamily properties with 278 residences and one retail unit in Central Tokyo; and a greenfield data centre site in eastern Osaka. In addition, the firm sold an office and retail mixed-use asset in Omotesando in January, only four months after it was acquired.
In Australia, PGIM Real Estate, in partnership with Anton Real Estate Partners, purchased a 13-storey office building on Bridge Street in the Sydney CBD for A$270 million ($230 million) from Hong Kong tycoon Francis Choi in February. The firm also partnered with Australian fund manager KM Property Funds to acquire an industrial and logistics estate in Yatala, Queensland for approximately A$100 million.
Bennet Theseira, PGIM Real Estate’s head of Asia Pacific, states that despite heightened uncertainty in the macro environment, the region has shown resilience and is currently at the right point of the cycle for investors to seek high quality properties at attractive entry prices. Theseira believes that the supply-demand imbalance in the living and data centre sectors in Japan and Australia is creating compelling investment opportunities. Additionally, the resurgence in demand for office and retail spaces, as well as the growing hotel market, are presenting tactical opportunities for the firm.
Since its inception in 1994, PGIM Real Estate has recorded transactions worth US$36.9 billion in Apac. The firm currently has US$206 billion in gross assets under management and administration worldwide.