The European private equity firm has sold Old George Mall in Salisbury for £80m having bought it for £60m in January 2009.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Hope for the revival of Europe’s CMBS market as Deutsche Bank places ‘DECO 2011-CSPK’ backed by a £302m loan made to The Blackstone Group to buy Chiswick Park in London. GIC is also revealed as the mezzanine lender to Blackstone for its deal.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
London-focussed developer Minerva says ‘yes’ to private equity buyers in a deal set to become the first take-private since 2007.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
The Beverly Hills, California-based global real estate investment firm has agreed to sell its common stock at $10.70 per share to two global institutional investors to fund future investments.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York-based private equity real estate secondaries firm has entered into its first student housing deal with the 80% equity interest purchase of two assets for $30m.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
James Jakeman, previously at Lehman Brothers where he was an executive director, has become head of UK real estate structured finance at French bank, Société Générale.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Nordic specialist and manager of opportunity funds has acquired a retail portfolio in Finland for around €50 million to create a portfolio of ‘big box’ assets.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The Chicago firm has teamed up with Abacus Property Group for core-plus investments in the three main asset classes, beginning with a deal in North Sydney.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Singapore-based firm, Lucrum Capital, is hoping for 20 percent-plus returns from commercial and residential property. Investment volumes in the country were 60 percent higher in the first quarter compared to 2010.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Keith Bawolek will head up the Chicago-based private equity real estate investment firm's parking acquisition activities.
2 min read · 18 January 2013