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Singapore's Q Investment Partners gets set for Japan housing foray

Aims to enter Japan market next year with initial focus on multi-family housing and student accommodation, while doubling down on UK student dorm, US co-living properties

Fiona Lam

Published Fri, Nov 12, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Property investment

Singapore

Q INVESTMENT Partners (QIP) will soon dip its toes into the Japanese residential scene, while doubling down on its key markets of UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and US co-living properties.

The Singapore-based private equity real estate firm plans to enter Japan next year, with an initial focus on multi-family housing and student accommodation, its chief executive and co-founder Peter Young said.

Speaking to The Business Times, he also noted that in the months ahead QIP will expand its global headcount as it fully integrates its execution capabilities across development management and asset management.

The 5-year-old group, which develops and operates properties, focuses on residential real estate that is up for rent. Dubbed the beds or "living assets" sector, that includes hous…