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Daily Brief Singapore: CapitaLand Ascendas and more

In today’s briefing:

  • CLAR: The Capital Recycling Masterclass Driving S-REIT Alpha


CLAR: The Capital Recycling Masterclass Driving S-REIT Alpha

By Jacob Cheng

  • Capital recycling is the 2026 growth engine. S-REITs are selling legacy assets at premiums to private credit, funding accretive acquisitions without dilutive equity raises at wide NAV discounts.
  • CLAR exemplifies this, divesting a legacy asset at a 32% premium to rotate SGD 1.4 bn into high-yield Japanese data centers and premium logistics, securing execution certainty.
  • Despite United States business park headwinds, CLAR boasts a fortress balance sheet with 39.7% leverage and 8.5% rental reversions, cementing its status as an institutional yield favorite.

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