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• CapitaLand Investment expects more large institutional mandates after securing a SGD 2.4 billion (USD 1.9 billion) real estate portfolio mandate from Income Insurance.
• The company said large private capital commitments usually come after years of investor engagement and relationship building.
• Under the mandate, CapitaLand Investment will manage the insurer’s portfolio, pursue new investments and undertake acquisitions and divestments to refresh assets.
• The company believes growing investor interest in Asia Pacific real estate, especially Singapore, could support future institutional investments despite global market uncertainties.
• CapitaLand Investment is also looking to expand across logistics, retail, office, mixed-use and self-storage segments, with its self-storage platform targeting a valuation above SGD 1 billion by next year.
CapitaLand Investment is expecting to secure more large institutional mandates after winning a SGD 2.4 billion (USD 1.9 billion) real estate portfolio management mandate from Income Insurance in the past month, according to senior company executives. Advertisement
The Singapore-listed real asset manager, which is majority owned by Temasek Holdings, said large institutional commitments generally take years of relationship building and investor engagement before capital is deployed.
Patricia Goh, chief executive officer for Southeast Asia and global head of logistics and self-storage at CapitaLand Investment, said private capital investors committing between SGD 500 million and SGD 1 billion in equity typically do so only after spending years understanding the company’s platform, capabilities and execution record.
She indicated that the recent mandate could help the company convert more investors that it has been engaging with over the past several years.
The company secured the Income Insurance mandate due to its operational presence in Singapore, long-standing tenant relationships and experience in acquiring, managing and divesting assets across multiple property sectors, Goh said in an interaction with Reuters earlier this month.
Under the agreement, CapitaLand Investment will manage Income Insurance’s property portfolio while also identifying fresh investment opportunities. The company will additionally work on refreshing the portfolio through acquisitions and divestments aimed at improving asset quality and long-term returns.
The mandate is also expected to generate additional income streams for CapitaLand Investment through portfolio management, acquisition and divestment-related fees.
Goh further noted that some institutional investors are evaluating a shift of capital allocations from the United States and Europe towards the Asia Pacific region. She said Singapore’s real estate market has continued to attract investment activity despite elevated interest rates, geopolitical tensions and broader market volatility.
CapitaLand Investment said it will continue focusing on sectors where it sees operational strength and long-term demand visibility, including logistics, retail, office assets, mixed-use developments and self-storage facilities.
The company’s self-storage platform, developed in partnership with Dutch pension investor APG Asset Management, currently owns around 110 facilities across six markets with an estimated value of about SGD 700 million. Goh said the platform could expand beyond SGD 1 billion in value by next year if market conditions remain supportive.
CapitaLand Investment has been steadily increasing its focus on fee-based earnings and private capital management in recent years as part of its broader asset-light strategy. The company has also expanded its presence across multiple Asia Pacific markets through logistics parks, business parks, lodging assets and mixed-use developments, while attracting capital from sovereign funds, pension investors and institutional partners.
Source Reuters
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