Hong Kong Property Losses Hit PE Funds After $17 Billion Rush
When Blackstone Inc. bet on Hong Kong’s commercial real estate sector in 2014, it bought a 20,000-square-foot retail space in the bustling Mong Kok district for HK$700 million ($90 million)...
By Pearl Liu, Trista Xinyi Luo, Apple Ka Ying Li · Bloomberg Markets
When Blackstone Inc. bet on Hong Kong’s commercial real estate sector in 2014, it bought a 20,000-square-foot retail space in the bustling Mong Kok district for HK$700 million ($90 million) to target mainland Chinese tourists seeking brand-name wear.