ESR Cayman Limited

Founded in 2016 and based in Singapore, co-founded by Jeffrey (Jinchu) Shen (Co-CEO), Stuart Gibson (Co-CEO), Charles Alexander de Portes and Sun Dongping, ESR Cayman Limited operates as a logistics real estate platform that focuses on real estate investment and logistics services. It was formed by the merger between e-Shang and Redwood Group. The company has served in 10 countries, representing over 95% of GDP in APAC. ESR has a total AUM of approximately USD 45 billion.

In 2019, It was listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. In July 2020, OMERS acquired a 7% stake in ESR Cayman Limited from Warburg Pincus for HKD 3. 8 billion. In December 2024, co-led by Starwood Capital Group, Sixth Street, and SSW Partners, followed by Qatar Investment Authority, Warburg Pincus and the company's founders, announced the acquisition of a minority stake in ESR Cayman Limited for HKD 55.

2 billion. The deal was completed in July 2025. The ESR Cayman Limited transaction was taken private to enable a long‑term strategic transformation shifting toward an asset‑light platform, refocusing on new‑economy sectors, simplifying the portfolio, and optimizing the balance sheet without the short‑term earnings pressure and market volatility associated with public markets, supported by experienced long‑term investors. The company's business scope includes real estate investment, asset management, fund management, logistics and transportation.

Its main business is private real estate funds, REIT products. It also offers logistics facilities for e-commerce enterprises, retailers and manufacturers. The company has ARA Asset Management, which is part of the ESR group. It manages public and private real asset funds, offering a range of strategies, risk profiles and asset classes across APAC, Europe and the US.

LOGOS, part of the ESR Group, is a logistics specialist with operations across 10 countries in the Asia Pacific that manages aspects of logistics real estate, including investment management, sourcing land or facilities, and undertaking development and asset management.   The company generates revenue by providing professional asset management services, investment advisory and development solutions in the new economy real asset sector.