According to a study presented at the annual Pension Real Estate Association conference, institutions are indicating an intention to increase their average target allocation to RE over the next year and are increasingly focused on higher return value-add and opportunistic strategies. Yet, they are investing at a slower pace compared to very recent years.
3 min read · 01 October 2014
The London-based firm that raised £500 million in 2012 has added a ‘substantial’ amount of fresh equity from Hong Kong’s Peterson Group for co-investment in a UK fund giving it total firepower of £1.5 billion.
2 min read · 04 August 2014
Through Shanghai-based RIC Capital Management, a handful of Chinese family offices are completing the second tranche of a senior housing development.
2 min read · 25 July 2014
The venture, which is being run by the Zurich-based investment firm’s property team, is understood to be seeking accounts of between $500 million and $1.5 billion.
2 min read · 24 July 2014
The Hong Kong-based firm has raised approximately half of its target for its first institutional vehicle targeting the country.
2 min read · 21 July 2014
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered, a Chinese institution and an Asian family office have purchased a 28 percent stake in a Chongqing project.
2 min read · 11 July 2014
AEP Investment Management has acquired Trident Place located around one hour from London
3 min read · 03 July 2014
Outbound Chinese investment in private real estate might be gathering pace but it is not ready to relinquish the comforts of home.
3 min read · 23 May 2014
The Beijing-based boutique firm is hoping to raise $100 million from Chinese high net worths and institutions for investments in existing properties with stable cash flows stateside.
3 min read · 13 May 2014
Hotel investment in Asia surged to $7.5 billion last year but private equity only got a small piece of the pie.
2 min read · 25 March 2014