Michael Wilkinson

Blackrock Property Asia Ltd is an active, value-oriented and opportunistic investment manager following a research-based investment strategy combining top-down and bottom-up approaches. Local expertise and networking complement strategic macroeconomic analysis and they monitor large cities across Asia and Europe for macro- and microeconomic factors. The firm's investment style is hands-on and their investment themes include one-time structural changes, distressed vendors and the exploitation of cyclical phenomena in the property market. The firm's investment philosophy emphasizes market reactivity and is based on a 'buy, fix and sell' approach. Blackrock Property Asia Ltd invests in single assets, portfolios, and operating companies. They invest in a small number of select projects in the office, retail, industrial and residential sectors. The firm's strategies include development and re-development, refurbishment, expense reduction and focused leasing, joint-venture investments and real estate operating companies.