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1994
APL Group is founded
APL Group is founded by William D. Schoenfeld and Richard J. Reitknecht. In the early years, the firm provides consulting services to turn around troubled real estate investments.
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1997
APL Group establishes a Tokyo office
APL Group begins operations in Tokyo and becomes one of the first non-domestic real estate investors to begin pursuing investments in Japan in the post-bubble era.
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2000
First investment in Japan
APL Group executes its first investment in Japan.
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2004
Acquisition of prime property in heart of Tokyo and Seiyu-Walmart development
APL Group acquires Sun Street Kameido, an urban shopping center situated on 3.8 hectares of prime land in the heart of Tokyo, Japan.
APL Group is also selected by Seiyu-Walmart to develop, lease, and manage a shopping center anchored by its flagship supercenter in Japan, with completion and a grand opening three years later in 2007. -
2009
APLJ assists in resolution of the Lehman Brothers Japan portfolios
After the 2008 global financial crisis, APLJ is asked to take on advisory assignments to manage and find solutions for several challenged portfolios and assets, including the post-bankruptcy Lehman Brothers real estate equity and loan portfolios in Japan.
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2010
Acquisition of Ginza Tiffany Building
APL Group acquires the Tiffany Building in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza Shopping District, a transaction that was facilitated by a European bank with whom APL has a strong relationship.
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2013
Acquisition of Shiba Park Building “Asia Deal of the Year”
APL Group leads an international consortium of investors to acquire what was then the second-largest single real estate asset transaction in Japan after the 2008 global financial crisis, the landmark Shiba Park Building. The transaction was named “Asia Deal of the Year” by Private Equity Real Estate Magazine.
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2014
APL Group begins development of a utility-scale solar power plant
APL Group commences development of one of the largest solar power plants to feed into the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which is Japan’s largest electric company. 2015
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2016
Grand Opening of Sunnyside Mall Kokura
APLJ fully renovates and revitalizes a former GMS in Kitakyushu City and reopens as Sunnyside Mall Kokura.
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2018
Opening of Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel
APL Group completes development of Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel, a 638-room hotel adjacent to Tokyo Bay near Tokyo Disneyland. The firm successfully opens the hotel in spring 2018.
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2019
APLJ commences investment into Agri Japan K.K.>
APLJ invests into Agri Japan K.K. and launches a kiwi orchard development and cultivation project in Saga Prefecture.
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2020
Grand Opening of Coaska Bayside Stores
APLJ fully renovates and reopens Coaska Bayside Stores in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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2023
APL advances its Green Retail and Data Center Strategy
APLJ signs a joint investment framework agreement with the RE-SEED Association for large-scale retail facilities investments focused on environmental improvements.
APL Group acquires land for the first data center development project from Kitakyushu City. -
2024
Acquisition of Nittoh Mall and SKI JAM Katsuyama Operating Company
APL Group acquires Nittoh Mall, a large-scale retail facility in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
APL Group acquires majority states in the operating company of SKI JAM Katsuyama Ski Resort in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture.
