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First Sponsor Group eyes more Dutch assets

It sees potential to extend property financing business in the Netherlands.

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Published Sun, Jul 5, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    FIRST Sponsor Group, whose major shareholders are Hong Leong Group Singapore and Tai Tak Estates, is wasting no time to tap its first-mover advantage among Asians in Dutch commercial real estate.

    Having made its first foray outside of China with recent acquisitions in the Netherlands, the developer of mixed-use developments and provider of property financing is gunning for more quality commercial assets in key business districts there.

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