(Reuters) - ESR Pte Ltd, a unit of Asian logistics firm ESR Cayman Ltd, said it had taken an 18 percent stake in Propertylink Group, buying 60.2 million shares via off-market purchases.
Propertylink's <PLG.AX> shares rose up to 8 percent to an all-time high after the real estate investment trust said on Wednesday that ESR Pte Ltd bought the stake.
ESR said in a statement that it intended to keep its options open in relation to investment in Propertylink, and hinted at a possibility of increasing its interest in the company.
PropertyLink had earlier rejected a takeover offer from fellow fund manager Centuria Capital Ltd <CNI.AX>.
Centuria Capital Group and Centuria Industrial REIT made the takeover after taking a 17 percent stake in Propertylink in early September.
Propertylink and Centuria Group declined to comment on the transaction.
(Reporting by Hanna Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Eric Meijer)
