Cases & Deals

Mapletree Investments forms Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II, winning PERE 2013 Global Private Real Estate Award for Asia Capital Raise of the Year

Client(s) Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd

Jones Day advised Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd in connection with the formation of Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II, one of the largest China-focused private equity real estate funds ever raised, with commitments of US$1.4 billion. The total exceeded the initial target of US$1 billion, closing within 10 months after its marketing launch in October 2012, and two months after its first closing at the end of June 2013 for US$1.1 billion. The Fund will invest in class A offices, business parks, and mixed-use projects in Tier One and Tier Two Chinese cities.

At the PERE 2013 Global Private Real Estate Awards, Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, received the award for Asia Capital Raise of the Year for this transaction, which is believed to be the largest opportunistic fund ever raised targeting real estate in China.