- Business
- KPN Property Fund (KPNPF.BK) operates as a real estate investment vehicle focused on owning and leasing income-generating properties in Thailand, primarily the freehold rights to land and the KPN Tower office building located on Rama IX Road in Bangkok. The fund generates revenue through rental and service fees from its core asset, KPN Tower, a prime commercial property; it targets diversification into additional real estate categories including warehouses, factory buildings, distribution centers, self-storage facilities, and related supporting assets situated in strategic economic corridors and logistics hubs across Thailand. Headquartered in Bangkok at 400/22 Kasikornbank Building, Phahon Yothin Road, Samsen Nai, the fund is managed by Kasikorn Asset Management Co. Ltd and serves institutional and retail investors in the Thai real estate sector.
In a major strategic reorganization, KPN Property Fund converted into KPN Real Estate Investment Trust (KPNREIT) in late 2024, with KPNREIT acquiring the KPN Tower asset and listing its trust units on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on December 26, 2024. KPNREIT, managed by Blue Whale Asset Co., Ltd. with SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd. as trustee, is actively pursuing an asset-enhancement project on KPN Tower to boost revenue potential and competitiveness while seeking new investments to diversify beyond office space into industrial and logistics properties. These initiatives reflect the fund's ongoing shift toward a broader, independent REIT structure emphasizing income generation, property improvements, renovations, and potential disposals for unitholder returns.