Jonathan Hwang

Jonathan Hwang is a Partner in the Firm’s Hong Kong office who advises private equity and corporate clients on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, investment platforms and management arrangements, with a focus in real asset-related transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region (including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Maldives, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). In addition, he leads the real estate private equity team in Asia, which was named “Real Estate and REIT Practice of the Year” by China Business Law Awards (China Business Law Journal) in 2017, 2021-2023. Jonathan is rated as a “rising star partner” on IFLR1000 and speaks English and Mandarin.

Jonathan’s representations have included:

• Blackstone in its acquisition of a logistics portfolio from QUBE Industrial Asset Management in Korea
• KKR in its strategic joint venture with Weave Living and related investments in residential portfolios in Japan
• Blackstone in its acquisition of a 40% stake in Kolte-Patil Developers Limited, a listed Indian real estate developer
• KSL in its minority investment and subsequent obtainment of a controlling stake in Soneva Resorts in the Maldives
• Blackstone in its sale of the Avery Lodge Portfolio in Singapore
• Blackstone in its partnership with Travelodge Asia and related hotel acquisition in Korea
• Blackstone in ongoing matters related to its A$24 billion acquisition of AirTrunk
• Blackstone in its asset rollup transactions and subsequent IPO listings of Ventive Hospitality and Nexus REIT in India
• Blackstone in the formation of Lumina CloudInfra data center investment platform
• PAG in the formation of FLOW Digital Infrastructure data center investment platform
• Blackstone in its US$1.1 billion acquisition of the largest logistics park in China’s Greater Bay Area, which was named “Deal of the Year” for 2021 by China Business Law Journal
• Blackstone in its US$1.25 billion acquisition of VivoCity Mall in Shanghai from Mapletree
• Blackstone in its Rs $47.5 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in prime commercial properties from Indiabulls
• Blackstone as part of a consortium with Gaw Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs in a HK$12 billion acquisition of 12 shopping centers in Hong Kong from Link REIT
• Founder team of IndoSpace, in its strategic partnership with GLP and CPPIB
• Blackstone in its Rs $47.5 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in prime commercial properties from Indiabulls
• Blackstone in its formation of DCI Data Centers in Australia and subsequent disposal
• Blackstone in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in PAG
• Blackstone in its US$480 million acquisition of a 50% stake in Taubman’s retail investments in Asia, including shopping centers in Seoul, Korea and Xi’an and Zhengzhou, China
• Blackstone in its US$1.9 billion sale of SCP Company, which owned a portfolio of shopping centers in the PRC, to Vanke and its partners
• Blackstone in its NZ$200 million minority investment in Partners Group Holdings Limited and subsequent divestment
• Blackstone in its acquisition of a US$360 million stake in Crown Resorts in Australia
• Blackstone in its acquisition of a retirement village portfolio in New Zealand from Lendlease and its subsequent divestment
• Blackstone in its S$367 million investment in Quayside Collection at Sentosa Cove, Singapore and subsequent divestment
• Blackstone in its US$129 million (A$150 million) investment in Australia’s National Lifestyle Villages

Jonathan received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2009 and his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University in 2006.