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1994 APL started operations in Hong Kong, set up by William Schoenfeld and Richard Reitknecht to facilitate creative real estate investment in Asia
1999 Japan office opened to offer its unique combination of Western knowledge and local experience
2000 APL made its first investment in Japan, becoming one of the first firms to introduce foreign capital to the Japanese real estate market
2003 Assets Under Management reached US$1.0 billion with 34 employees
2004 Began to utilize in-house development expertise; selected by Seiyu-Walmart to develop its flagship supercenter
2007 APL made its first investment in China, a Premium Grade A office tower in Shanghai
2007 Began offering asset management services to third parties to assist them on troubled assets
2008 Acquired Midtown, a Premium Grade A retail centre in central Shenyang, Northeast China
2008 Helge Weiner-Trapness, former Managing Director, Chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, becomes COO, further enhancing APL’s institutional quality management
2008 In the largest single asset transaction in China to date, acquired The Center, a Premium A office in Shanghai
2009 Assets Under Management reached US$ 4.5 billion with 110 employees
2009 William Graham, former Managing Director of Taipei 101 and Asia Real Estate Head of Allco Singapore, becomes Group Head of Asset Management, bringing international best practices to APL’s Asset Management team
2010 Philip A. Mintz, former Partner of Warburg Pincus, joins APL as Chief Investment Officer, further strengthening APL’s senior executive team
 
 

 

 

 
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