Langham Hospitality aims to raise up to $589 million from base deal

Langham Hospitality Investments, the first yield-focused trust to seek a Hong Kong listing since the end of 2011, kicked off the management roadshow yesterday for an initial public offering of between HK$3.96 billion and HK$4.57 billion $510 million to $589 million.

The hotel-focused trust, which is sponsored by Hong Kong development and property investment company Great Eagle Holdings, is offering investors a yield of 5.65% to 6.5% for 2013. This is roughly on par with a couple of Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts Reits that also focus on hotels.

Investors who are more interested in getting exposure to a traditional real estate developer and...