Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tri Investments launches Asian Real Estate fund

Tri Investments is the latest group to play on the rise of the middle-class consumer in Eastern regions with the launch of an Asian Real Estate fund.

The group said the desire from local inhabitants to build a higher standard of life for themselves shows few signs of slowing.

Doran Capital Partners, South Korean company that has been investing in the region for 20 years, has been appointed as investment adviser to the fund.

Chris Finch, chief executive officer of Tri Investments said: “By partnering with local developers we are able to enhance fund returns by investing in early stage projects. We will focus activity on urban markets and look to resell property to the local market.”

He added what with some 60% of China’s GDP generated within some 200 miles of its North East coast and some 1.5bn people located within the yellow sea economic basis there is a huge appetite for new property development in the region.

The fund will invest directly or indirectly into Asian commercial and residential properties, mainly in South Korea, North East China and Japan.

“Korea and China have particularly proven to be the key contributors to Asia Pacific economic growth and by including Japan we expect the combination to provide the right balance between risk and return.”

The fund targets a return in excess of 10% per annum measured over rolling five-year periods, net of all fund expenses.

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