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As a thought leader in the real assets space, ARA's Group Research & Analytics team regularly publishes topical papers, commentaries and newsletters on the latest industry trends.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    ESR Alternative Assets & Infrastructure (1 – 7 Sept 2022)

    07 Sep 2022

    The New South Wales government has announced funding for five pumped hydro schemes to deliver large-scale energy storage and firming capacity for an increased uptake of renewable energy and help plug the gap left by exiting coal-fired generation.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    ESR Alternative Assets & Infrastructure (18 – 31 Aug 2022)

    31 Aug 2022

    Omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskart plans to shift its entire manufacturing in Southeast Asia, including recently-acquired Japanese eyewear chain Owndays, to its largest manufacturing facility in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. It is aimed at helping the company grow production manifold and boost margins

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    Insight Research (14 Jul – 24 Aug 2022)

    23 Aug 2022

    Greater Bay Area (GBA) is expected to experience robust growth, driven by favourable secular trends and supportive government policies.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    ESR Alternative Assets & Infrastructure (4 – 17 Aug 2022)

    17 Aug 2022

    Ascott Residence Trust (ART) proposed the acquisition of nine properties (serviced residences, rental housing and student accommodation) at an estimated total capitalised cost of $318.3 million. The assets are predominantly located in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Real Estate Trends

    Asia Pacific Macroeconomic and Capital Market Trends

    16 Aug 2022

    We put together a high-level summary of key macroeconomic and real estate market trends and looked briefly at the perennial issue of real estate investment in a high inflationary environment.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    ESR Alternative Assets & Infrastructure (28 Jul to 3 Aug 2022)

    03 Aug 2022

    China announced plans to promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structures, curb the blind
    development of low-level projects with high energy consumption and high emissions, and develop green and
    low-carbon industries to help the country meet its carbon peak goal.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    ESR Alternative Assets & Infrastructure (7 – 20 Jul 2022)

    20 Jul 2022

    Samsung Biologics signed a deal with the Incheon Metropolitan Government to buy a 357,366-square-meter site in Songdo for 426 billion won to build four more contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) plants.

  • Investment/Capital Market
    Infrastructure
    Real Estate Trends

    Insight Research (2 Jun – 13 Jul 2022)

    13 Jul 2022

    The logistics sector in ASEAN is set to experience strong growth as businesses revise their supply chain strategies to address macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.