Friday, February 8, 2013

Wisconsin MBAs Travel Far to Explore Chinese Real Estate Markets


Over the winter break, ten second-year Real Estate MBAs from the Wisconsin School of Business traveled to China, following an intense itinerary through Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau.  Students met with brokers, planning authorities, money managers, developers, investors, lenders, attorneys and alumni to gain first-hand insight into these growing real estate markets.  The 10-day tour included a dizzying array of company presentations, property tours and speakers. 

Students prepared for the trip by performing market research and compiling a briefing book for their peers.  Students also conducted presentations of their analysis, which focused on understanding key industry players, legal structures, the political environment and cultural differences.  Once on the ground, the students were able to visualize the enormous transformation occurring in the world’s most populous country. 

“Chinese cities are experiencing growth and development on a scale never before seen,” said Travis Carter (MBA ‘13).  “It is almost impossible to wrap your mind around it.  Shenzhen was a small fishing village inhabited by a few thousand people in 1979 and today it is a sprawling metropolis of more than 15 million people.”


Viewpoint from Hysan Place, a newly opened enclosed shopping mall and Class A office building constructed over an MTR subway station in the Causeway Bay neighborhood of Hong Kong.  The visit included a tour by the architectural firm KPF and led to a discussion on the structural and financial aspects of the building.


Students met with large international institutions such as Jones Lang LaSalle and JP Morgan, as well as, key domestic players such as China Vanke, Shui On and Zendai Properties.  The trip included an extensive tour of a notable Tishman Speyer development, The Springs, located on the outskirts of Shanghai.  The mixed-use project is being developed on a former military airfield and nears ten million square feet in total.  Students were amazed, counting 11 cranes in the sky and estimating another 7-10 cranes not visible from their vantage point.

“For someone who has never been to China, I don't think it is possible to adequately describe the size and scope of the residential projects currently being developed,” reflected Phil Natkins (MBA ‘13).  “In the U.S. these wouldn't be considered residential developments, but would be more aptly named, ‘New City Developments.’  To see it, is the only way to believe it.”

Scale model of Shanghai at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. The detailed 3-D model provided a bird's eye view of the city and highlighted how the development of real estate has been molded around the ever-growing metro transit system.

Now back in the United States, participants of the international study trip have to apply the knowledge gained during the trip.  The students will prepare an investment memorandum and presentation targeting potential private equity investors interested in deploying capital in a foreign market.   Students will present their proposal in a 10-15 minute presentation to their peers, instructors and faculty.

Faculty Lecturer Arif Qureshi (BS ‘94, MS ‘04) led the trip, with support from MBA alum Chris Jillings (BS ‘99, MBA ‘10).  Both Qureshi and Jillings emphasized the important role alumni and friends of the program played in making this year's trip through China an outstanding success.  Special thanks to Raymond Lo (BBA ‘75), CIC Capital Management Limited’s Founder and Fred Cooper, Senior Vice President at Toll Brothers, for providing guidance and contacts for many of the meetings in China; Sir C.K Chow Chairman of Hong Kong Stock Exchange for meeting with students about HKEx and MTR; and Xi (Ada) Chen (MBA ‘10), Wei (Isabella) Qiu (MS ‘11) and Qiujin (Jack) Li (MS ‘12) for planning networking dinners in Shanghai and Hong Kong. 


Real Estate MBAs displaying their Badger pride at Po Lin Monastery in Hong Kong.

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