Link Reit is said to weigh Singapore IPO of non-HK, China assets
Link Reit is said to weigh Singapore IPO of non-HK, China assets
HONG KONG – Link Reit is considering listing a real estate investment trust in Singapore that would include some of its properties outside of China and Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.
Hong Kong-based Link has held early discussions with advisers on the potential initial public offering, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.
Deliberations are preliminary and the company may decide to not proceed with a listing, the people said.
A representative for Link Asset Management, the manager of Link Reit, declined to comment.
A listing would come at a time when Link seeks to diversify from property management. The company announced in recent months that it would expand its business into fund management by working with capital partners. It has tapped John Saunders, former head of Asia Pacific real estate at BlackRock to lead the fund operation called Link Real Estate Partners.
Link Reit has risen 27 per cent this year in Hong Kong, giving the firm a market value of around US$13.7 billion (S$17.6 billion).
Singapore's market has been struggling to reverse a trend of delistings. Since the start of 2024, just five companies have gone public in the city, raising only US$39 million combined, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
There are some green shoots. Japan's Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp is working on a Reit IPO in Singapore that could take place this year, while US data security firm AvePoint filed for a second listing in the city-state in January, Bloomberg News has reported. BLOOMBERG
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