The public sphere 2006-05-01 Staff Writer After several years spent licking their wounds—buffeted by accounting scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley and lackluster stock prices—publicly traded companies seem to be making a comeback, at least on the acquisition front. Private equity buyers on both sides of the Atlantic a
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) publicised its 2005 investment performance, which was buttressed by strong growth in its alternatives portfolio.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Lightyear Capital, Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking and hedge fund West End Capital are the latest to make a play in the reinsurance space, launching Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings with $715 million.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
From colonial outpost to international empire 2006-04-01 Staff Writer In Singapore, littering is a serious crime. It is somewhat ironic, then, that in the city-state's most famous landmark, the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, patrons are expected to throw the shells of the complimentary monkey nuts on the flo
2 min read · 23 January 2013
CAPITAL WATCH 2006-04-01 Staff Writer <strong>FUNDS IN MARKET/COMING TO MARKET</strong><br /> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>FUND</strong></td> <td><strong>FIRM</strong></td>
5 min read · 01 April 2006
As the LA pension fund's new board weighs its options, a higher allocation to private equity real estate may be on the horizon.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Through acquisitions and new platforms, real estate investment trusts and private equity real estate funds are increasingly crossing paths. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 23 January 2013
As the gaming industry expands, private equity has been increasingly tempted to bet on gambling's global boom. But like the act of gambling itself, casinos remain a risky proposition. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 23 January 2013
The growth of the CMBS market in the US is fueling ever larger private equity real estate deals—can Europe be far behind? By Paul Fruchbom
7 min read · 23 January 2013
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with additional offices in Denver and San Francisco, The Townsend Group provides US real estate consulting services to a broad range of institutional investors, including more than 40 pension funds, as well as all manner of foundations and endowments. Here Frank Blaschka, a principal with more than 11 years of institutional real estate consulting experience, and Martin Rosenberg, the firm's chief operating officer, discuss fund structures, the current investing environment and why they would offer the same advice to LPs and GPs alike.
4 min read · 23 January 2013
