Singapore firm launches S$52m fund for student accommodation in the UK

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DESPITE Covid-19 showing no signs of abating in the UK - with the country experiencing a second wave of infections and several cities plunging back into lockdowns - a Singapore-based private equity firm has set its sights on the student accommodation sector there. Read more at The Business Times.

"Created for income and positioned for growth, the portfolio approach offers investors an opportunity for scale, diversification and value uplift upon exit," said QIP in a statement on Thursday.

Up to 20 per cent of the capital raised will be used to"take advantage of market dislocations" in the sector resulting from the pandemic. Among the"market dislocations" the firm is looking to seize are attractive land purchases and opportunities to repurpose buildings intended for other uses, such as for retail and offices, into student accommodation.

 

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