ESR Group Limited was formed in January 2016 by founders Shen Jinchu, Stuart Gibson, and Charles Alexander de Portes, and is headquartered in Singapore. The company operates as a real asset owner and investment manager with operations across the Asia-Pacific region and serves investors with revenue of US$871.33 million (FY 2023), assets under management of US$154 billion (June 2024), and 2,298 employees as of FY 2023.
ESR operates an integrated platform covering fund management, development, and asset operations to support the digital economy and supply chain, providing modern space solutions for customers while emphasizing sustainable growth and long-term value creation for investors, businesses, and communities. Due to its acquisition of ARA Asset Management in 2022, ESR became one of the largest real estate investment management companies in the world, ranked as the 4th largest Private Equity Real Estate firm in 2022 and rising to position 1 in PERE's APAC Fund Manager Guide ranking in 2024.
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In July 2025, ESR completed a $7 billion privatisation and appointed Phil Pearce as President, overseeing day-to-day execution of ESR's strategic priorities and operations. Brett Robson was appointed Independent Board Chair, bringing significant strategic, operational, managerial and investment expertise from his 21-year tenure at Macquarie where he served as Global Head of Macquarie Asset Management Real Estate.
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