Maples Group Advises Hongkong Land on Landmark US$6.2 Billion Singapore Property Fund Launch

The SCPREF will be solely focused on managing prime commercial properties in the city state and is expected to be Singapore’s largest private real estate fund, launched in February 2026.

A team of lawyers based in the firm’s Hong Kong office and Singapore office acted as Cayman Islands counsel and was led by Regional Managing Partner of Maples and Calder in Asia, Head of Asia Funds & Investment Management, Ann Ng, Funds Partner, Iain Anderson with assistance from Associate, Rachel Koh. The Maples Group’s Fund Services team led by Eastern Fong, Regional Head of Fund Services – Asia, provided fund administration services and was heavily involved in the launch of the Fund.

Commenting on the transaction, Ann said, “We were delighted to have assisted Hongkong Land on this milestone fund which is marked as the largest private real estate fund in Singapore to date. It’s encouraging to see Singapore’s commercial real estate market continues to be attractive for institutional investors. As the largest Asia Funds and Investment Management team in the region, we remain committed to supporting our clients on bespoke and complex transaction structures.”

“This transaction truly demonstrates the various efficiencies of partnering within the Maples Group, particularly where specialised fund services and solutions are required. We look forward to collaborating with Hongkong Land on many more exciting opportunities together in the future.” added Eastern Fong.

The Maples Group has one of the largest international Funds & Investment Management teams in the region with specialist lawyers based in both Hong Kong and Singapore providing on the ground support to investment managers. The team continues to advise some of the most successful managers in Asia on multi-billion dollar fund launches, high-profile portfolio investments and divestments, secondaries deals and top-tier restructurings.