by: Dean Goh for ProButterfly.com

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Listed at the end of 2007, Ascendas REIT (A-REIT) is the largest Industrial REIT listed on the SGX in terms of market capitalisation. It has 145 industrial properties from logistics spaces to Business Parks that house a diverse range of industries and companies. A-REIT’s properties are located in the UK, Australia and Singapore, though a large majority of its investment properties (in property value terms) are located in Singapore.

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