The $110 billion pension fund has contributed $150 million each to Apollo’s US Real Estate Fund and Westbrook’s Fund IX.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Stockholm-based firm reveals it has raised its largest Nordic opportunistic fund since it started in 1998, despite the ‘challenging’ fundraising environment, smashing its original €600m target.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The San Francisco-based real estate investment management firm exceeded the capital raising target for its third value-added real estate fund within six months.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm, led by Barry Sternlicht, is targeting between $2 billion and $3 billion for Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund IX and is offering management fee breaks for the first time in its history.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Boston-based private equity real estate firm has announced the final closing of its Alcion Real Estate Fund II on almost $500m of commitments, surpassing its $400m initial target.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The London-based private equity real estate firm has appointed placement agent Monument Group to raise Patron Capital LP Fund IV, which could be one of Europe’s largest opportunity funds in the market this year.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The San Francisco-based firm has officially closed its 10th vehicle exceeding its original target by roughly 20 percent.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
With more than 330 funds trying to raise $130bn in capital for private equity real estate strategies, 2011 is expected to see a four-fold increase in those looking to invest between $250m and $1bn of equity in the asset class, according to a Probitas survey.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The US organisation for REITs studies two decades of performance data and concludes that a mix of those proportions is best because the return cycles for REITs and direct real estate investment are different.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Armonk, New York-based fund manager is eyeing a $350m final close for its second vehicle, which primarily targets US student housing.
1 min read · 18 January 2013