The New York-based real estate investment firm is in contract to sell a San Francisco office tower to the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio for $238 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The US firm, which provides consultancy and investment management services to institutional investors and which recently expanded into real estate, has hired two professionals from Capital Dynamics to lead activities in fast-growing Brazil.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The state’s $15bn oil and gas endowment has established a 10% real return allocation, which could include investments in timber and infrastructure, and has begun to look for an investment officer to direct the real return group.
1 min read · 18 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
Through its real estate platform, Ask Property Investment Advisors, the Mumbai-based financial services group has brought its second real estate fund to the market with initial capital of $115 million.
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 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
Hines has lost control of the $724m National Office Partners account it ran for CalPERS, with LA-based CommonWealth Partners picking up the mandate. In December, LaSalle lost the $2bn CalEast industrial portfolio to GI, RREEF.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
HSBC is the latest global bank at which senior management in a captive private equity real estate business are separating out. It also is arguably the least well-known of them all.
4 min read · 24 January 2013
Mountgrange Investment Management, which raised its debut opportunity fund in 2009, is backing a venture to develop 15 London budget hotels under a franchise agreement with Tune Hotels run by Asia entrepreneur Tony Fernandes.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
