Jonathan Hwang

Jonathan Hwang leads the Real Estate Practice in Asia, where he counsels private equity firms and corporations on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, establishing investment platforms, asset management arrangements and management compensation arrangements, with a focus in real estate-related transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region (including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Maldives, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). His practice spans the full spectrum of real estate asset classes (including office, retail, industrial, residential, hospitality and data centers), and he has a wealth of experience advising on all forms of investment structures (including structured instruments and loan instruments backed by real estate).  His team in Hong Kong was named “Real Estate and REIT Practice of the Year” by China Business Law Awards (China Business Law Journal) in 2017, 2021 and 2022. Jonathan is rated as a “rising star partner” on IFLR1000 and speaks English and Mandarin.

Jonathan’s recent representations have included: Blackstone in numerous transactions, including its:

• Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in the formation of Lumina CloudInfra data center investment platform
• PAG in the formation of FLOW Digital Infrastructure data center investment platform
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners in the US$1.1 billion acquisition in the largest logistics park in China’s Greater Bay Area, which was named “Deals of the Year” for 2021 by China Business Law Journal
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners in its acquisition of a US$360 million stake in Crown Resorts in Australia
• Blackstone in its investment in the iconic Sandcrawler Building in Singapore
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners in its US$480 million acquisition of a 50% stake in Taubman’s retail investments in Asia include shopping centers in Korea and Xi’an and Zhengzhou in China
• KSL Capital in its investment in Soneva Resorts in the Maldives
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners in its US$1.25 billion acquisition of VivoCity Mall in Shanghai from Mapletree
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners in its Rs $47.5 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in prime commercial properties from Indiabulls
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners 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 Strategic Capital Holdings in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in PAG
• Blackstone Real Estate Partners US$1.9 billion sale of commercial properties in the PRC to Vanke and its partners
• Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities fund in its NZ$200 million minority investment in Partners Group Holdings Limited
• Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in its acquisition of a retirement village portfolio in New Zealand from Lendlease
• Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities Fund in its S$367 million investment in Quayside Collection at Sentosa Cove, Singapore
• Blackstone Tactical Opportunities 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.