- CEO
- Joo Ling Teo
- Full Time Employees
- 1,925
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Diversified
- Address
- No. 30-01 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 068912
- IPO Date
- Oct 23, 2009
- Business
- CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS), the largest lodging trust in Asia Pacific with an asset value of S$8.8 billion as at 30 September 2025, primarily invests in income-producing real estate and real estate-related assets used as serviced residences, hotels, rental housing properties, student accommodation and other hospitality assets worldwide; its diversified portfolio spans 104 properties with over 19,000 units across 45 cities in 16 countries, anchored in Asia Pacific (56% of assets) with significant exposure to Europe (26%) and the USA (18%), including key asset classes such as serviced residences (38%), hotels (6%), rental housing (11%) and student accommodation (45%). Listed on the Singapore Exchange since March 2006 and headquartered at 168 Robinson Road, #30-01 Capital Tower, Singapore, CLAS operates through CapitaLand Ascott Real Estate Investment Trust and CapitaLand Ascott Business Trust, both managed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of CapitaLand Investment Limited, and targets stable income (60-70%) from long-term holdings alongside growth opportunities in prime global gateway cities. Recent developments include over S$800 million in divestments at up to 100% premium to book value in FY 2024 and 1H 2025, with proceeds of about S$560 million reinvested into higher-yielding assets; accretive acquisitions such as three rental housing properties in Japan (August 2025), two hotels in Japan including ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza and Chisun Budget Kanazawa Ekimae (January 2025), and a proposed S$530.8 million purchase of The Cavendish London, Temple Bar Hotel in Dublin and Ascott Kuningan Jakarta (July 2025); ongoing asset enhancement initiatives (AEIs) for properties in Sydney and London expected to boost yields by approximately 11% and increase property values by S$385.5 million post-stabilisation; and recognition as the only Asia Pacific lodging trust in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025, alongside prior milestones like its 2022 name change from Ascott Residence Trust, issuance of the first sustainability-linked bond by a hospitality trust globally, and 2021 mandate expansion into student accommodation.