The $165 billion pension plan expects to evaluate more value-added and core real estate opportunities outside the US, as part of a continuing effort to pursue lower-risk property investments.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
Harvest Real Estate Investments, the collaboration between Harvest Fund Management and Grosvenor Fund Management, has taken down its first investment in China, acquiring a shopping centre in Shanghai in a separate account for two Chinese institutional investors.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Temasek-owned real estate company Mapletree Investments has held a first close on its Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II on more than $1.1 billion of commitments, making it likely to become the largest China real estate opportunity fund ever raised.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The Toronto-based pension plan and Sydney-based logistics developer have increased their allocation to their China joint venture by $500 million altogether, bringing its total equity to $1.5 billion.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Only a small minority of financial executives at private equity real estate firms receive seven figures or more in total cash compensation, according to a survey presented by executive search firm Sousou Partners.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The reform will allow private fund managers to advertise fundraising efforts under the condition they disclose more data to the commission.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Cheer for managers of private real estate funds as Korean investors responsible for $500 billion of assets indicate in an ANREV-led survey they will increasingly seek investments in overseas closed-ended funds and investment clubs at the expense of joint ventures.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The real estate investment arm of Singapore developer Keppel Land has closed its second Macro Trends fund on $1.65 billion, equal to the largest capital raising for private real estate investments in Asia since the start of the global financial crisis.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
Chinese insurer Ping An has completed its first overseas real estate investment, acquiring for £260 million, the Lloyd’s Building in London from German real estate company Commerz Real.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Boston-based real estate investment manager has sold its interest in two US hotel properties, both of which the firm acquired two years ago on behalf of its third real estate fund.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
