Investor sentiment is on the decline as the region suffers from a decline in petro dollar surpluses coupled with the wider global economic turmoil.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the Asia and rest of world awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
10 min read · 21 January 2013
A firm set up by Perry Kurash, who cut his teeth at private property company Topland, has established a corporate finance house with four others to source Middle Eastern capital looking for a home in property.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The C$52bn Canadian pension plan with an in-house private equity arm has followed in the footsteps of Ontario Teachers’ and the CPPIB by crossing the pond to source deals.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The sovereign fund has doubled its profits to S$18.2bn although the size of its real estate portfolio has fallen by two percent in the past year. As the credit market fallout continues, Temasek has indicated it will continue to do direct deals in financial services.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The president of JER Partners, Michael Pralle, argues investing in private equity real estate funds could prove a good fit for Middle Eastern and Asian countries rich with petro-dollars. Private equity real estate, he said, provided a 'middle road' to funds wanting alternatives to direct investing and REITs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US’ largest union of long-term care workers, the Service Employees International Union, launched its ‘global day of action’ today targeting KKR, its portfolio company Toys R Us and pension funds and politicians in support of the buyout industry. Unite, the largest union in Britain, also joined the cause.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US’ second largest public pension fund says it could cut the number of fund managers it works with as market conditions prompt it to review investment relationships. The pension says it will focus on those who ‘outperform in difficult markets.’
3 min read · 22 January 2013
As the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds benefit from rising energy prices and growing economies, many are expected to increase their allocation to the real estate asset class. A report from German real estate investment firm Degi predicts allocations will rise to 15 percent over the next few years, from an average of four to 11 percent.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Ex-AIG hotels head Keith Lindsay has joined Central Eastern European developer and asset manager Orco to run its hospitality division.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
