SYDNEY—Ivanhoé Cambridge has partnered with Blackstone Property Partners Asia to buy a 25% stake in a Sydney office building for about $182 million, marking its first direct-investment in Australia. Ivanhoe Cambridge said earlier this week that it acquired the interest in the 42-story office tower complex Liberty Place from Lasalle Investment Management for $181.97 million (A$240M). The remaining 75 % stake is still owned by Australian property investment firms GPT Group and ISPT,according to a report from Reuters.
Ivanhoe Cambridge has been looking at Asia and Australia as part of its global expansion strategy, according to a source quoted by Retuers.
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