There is plenty of demand for Asian secondaries – but where are the vendors?
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Research firm Reis has found rising vacancies will continue to depress prices in this sector.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Trilyn managing director Mark Antoncic has warned limited partners to band together and be assertive when trying to preserve their investments. In some cases, this could involve replacing the GP.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Real estate funds raised $29.7 billion in 2008, almost twice the capital raised in 2007.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Norway’s ministry of finance has signalled its intention to delay its real estate investment plans as global market conditions continue to deteriorate. The €267bn pension has allocated 5% to real estate, but said it will not impose a 'fixed investment plan' in the current environment.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Swiss alternative asset manager argues in a research report the Chicago airport is a ‘trophy asset’ that exacted a high premium at a time when listed infrastructure comparables are indicating much lower valuations.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Average high bids for private equity fund interests fell to 61% of NAV in the five months through November 2008, driven by stale holding values, according to Cogent Partners.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
A report commissioned by the Kentucky governor’s office has concluded that the Kentucky Retirement Systems' and the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System’s ‘opportunity cost’ for below-average performance amounted to $5bn.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
In the age of “thought leadership,” everyone is weighing in on the US subprime crisis—and what it might mean for business. Some of it, of course, is bloviation, while some is genuinely insightful. By Aaron Lovell
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Respondents to a recent survey also said sovereign funds’ long-term strategy makes them more appealing than other LPs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
