SINGAPORE -- Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority has agreed to acquire a 43-storey office tower in Singapore from U.S. asset manager BlackRock for approximately $2.45 billion, the largest-ever deal for a commercial tower in the Asia Pacific region.
Asia Square Tower 1 is among the largest office towers in Singapore's Marina Bay district, a prime business and financial location in the city-state. The building comprises around 110,000 sq. meters of office space and 3,700 sq. meters of retail space, housing major companies including Citibank.
