Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust said on Friday (Oct 31) it is buying 30 business parks in the United States and Singapore for about S$1.66 billion from its controlling unit holder CapitaLand. The deal marks Ascendas REIT's entry into the United States, where it is buying 28 business parks located in Raleigh, Portland and San Diego. It plans to fund the acquisition mainly through a S$1.3 billion...