Mr. Southergill is a Partner and Head of Real Estate in Ares Asia. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Mr. Southergill was a Managing Director on the Real Estate team at KKR, Hong Kong, where he led Asia real estate acquisitions and was responsible for advancing the firm's Asia real estate investment strategy. Additionally, he served on KKR's Asia Real Estate Investment Committee, Asia Real Estate Portfolio Management Committee and India Real Estate Non-Bank Finance Company Investment Committee. Previously, Mr. Southergill was Managing Director and Head of Asia Real Estate Investing in the Global Special Opportunities Group at J.P. Morgan, where he led its proprietary, special situations-style, real estate investing business in Asia. In addition, Mr. Southergill spent the first decade of his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for real estate investing projects and corporate finance advisory mandates in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Southergill currently serves on the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) Hong Kong Chapter Board, is Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute's Asia Pacific Capital Markets Council and is Co-Chair of the Real Estate Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. Mr. Southergill holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College in Economics and Political Science.
Speaking at
Tue 28 May
2:00 PM — 5:00 PM (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
Tokyo Midtown Conference, Midtown Tower 4F, Room 9
Capital Markets Forum
ULI APAC Capital Markets Forum is the marquee event for the ULI investors and capital markets professionals' community.
In this three-hour forum, we will review the forecast for key indicators, hear from leading investors on their investment prospects and challenges versus opportunities, learn about the continuous rise of credit investments, and dive into discussions on the hottest asset classes in Japan and whether the office is still necessary.
2.00pm Introduction and welcome
Welcome remarks and setting the scene.
Ryuta Takeuchi, Head of Capital Markets, Japan, JLL
2.05pm Market Overview
Where are the real estate markets headed in APAC? Are we out of the woods when it comes to fundraising? Where are the global inflows and outflows, and what are the trends we are able to establish? To answer those and many other questions, JLL will be providing a comprehensive state of the market overview.
Pamela Ambler, Head of Investor Intelligence & Strategy Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL
2.20pm Institutional Investors' View of the World - LP Panel
On this flagship panel, LPs that are investing across APAC will discuss their outlook on the capital markets and investment environment. What are they investing in or avoiding as an asset class? Where are the opportunities in APAC, and how do returns compare on a global basis? And how are those investors implementing ESG requirements across their portfolios?
Moderator
Joyce Lo, Director, Private Capital Advisory Group, Lazard
Panelists
Jimmy Phua, Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Asia, CPPIB
Karen Qin, Director, Multi-Managers Real Estate, UBS Asset Management
3.00pm Networking refreshments
3.20pm Deep Dive
Deep dive on cutting edge sustainability in mixed use project design and operations featuring a project in Kita Osaka - Green Garden?
Yuichi Kanbayashi, General Manager of Grand Green Osaka Office, Mitsubishi Estate
3.40pm Fireside chat - Japan investment strategies
What is next for Japan's real estate markets? What are the most attractive opportunities that investors are seeing at the moment, and how do they capture those opportunities?
Moderator
Jon Tanaka, Senior Managing Director and Country Head, Japan, Hines
Panelists
Seiko Ikeda, Head of Japan, M&G Real Estate
Taku Yamaumi, Partner and Head of Japan, L Catterton Real Estate
4.20pm Credit Panel
Whilst the sharp rise in interest rates since 2022 has been negative for real estate equity strategies, it is favourable for real estate debt strategies. Higher base rates and wider credit spreads combined with more caution among commercial banks, have contributed to an attractive environment for private credit strategies. Today private real estate credit is playing an increasingly important role in institutional portfolios, due to its income profile and loss protection characteristics. However, will credit funds continue to enjoy their popularity in the near future? And what are the preferred debt strategies and which markets in APAC are currently offering better opportunities?
Moderator
Bryan Southergill, Partner, Head of Asia Real Estate, ARES Management
Panelists
Paul Brindley, Head of Debt Advisory, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL
Arjun Pandit, Managing Director, Funds Management, CapitaLand Investment
Benett Theseira, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, PGIM Real Estate
5.05pm Closing and summary
Key takeaways and Forum adjourns
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