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The pile of capital aimed at Asian real estate opportunities has just grown by $1.175 billion as the largest asset manager in the US announced its latest funding milestone today.
BlackRock raised the cash for BlackRock Asia Property Fund V, a value-add strategy that has now reached its closing.
“The successful fundraise demonstrates the strong confidence and trust our investors have placed in the investment capabilities and value offered by BlackRock,” said John Saunders, head of BlackRock Asia Pacific Real Estate.
The New York-based firm, which managed over $60 billion in real assets as of 31 December 2020, revealed the closing on the investment vehicle less than two years after it was first known to have begun raising funds.
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BlackRock last week disclosed an additional capital raise for its fifth Asia real estate fund, positioning the asset management giant to gain from a recovery in the regional economy once the COVID-19 crisis fades into the background.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 8 December, BlackRock said it had raised an additional $52.9 million for its Asia Property Fund V, a value-add vehicle set up last year to invest in commercial real estate assets in Australia, Japan, Singapore, China and Hong Kong.
“We expect persistent inflows to Asian assets as many global investors remain underinvested and China’s weight in global indexes grows,” BlackRock said in its 2021 global outlook released earlier this month.