The publicly listed private equity and hedge fund manager has seen its share price plummet from an initial IPO value of $18.50 in February 2007. One analyst said the firm’s management could elect to take Fortress private.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New Jersey-based private equity real estate firm has added a Milford, Connecticut strip mall to its high-net-worth fund, The Hampshire Generational Fund. The deal was valued at about $30m with a reported cap rate of 7.5%.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
As the real estate industry looks forward to 2009, PrivateEquityRealEstate.com looks back at the past 12 months and the most read stories of the year. Dreier founder, Marc Dreier, admitting to key aspects of a $113m scam was the number one story.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The Switzerland-based firm was targeting $1bn for its second Asia-focused ‘programme’, a series of vehicles which will invest in primary funds and secondary transactions and also partner on direct investments.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers warns that investors in the Manhattan, Denver and San Francisco office markets are expecting rents to fall by around 2% in 2009. Cap rates will also rise by up to 2%.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Just $57bn was raised in value-added and opportunistic real estate vehicles in 2008 compared to $85bn in 2007. Asia, however, has become the investment destination of choice overtaking strategies focused on North and Latin America.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Real estate funds raised just $57bn during 2008 – compared to $85bn in 2007 – with Asia the investment destination of choice.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based private equity firm has agreed to buy a 70% stake in Flagstar Bancorp as long as the US government injects $250m from the Troubled Assets Relief Program in the bank.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US’ second largest mall owner says it has extended the maturity deadline on $900m of loans until February next year. The debt, tied to two Las Vegas properties, had been due for repayment last week.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The C$117.4 billion Canada pension fund is the first investor in Multi Corporation’s retail fund. The fund comprises 21 retail development projects throughout Turkey. CPPIB say Turkey is one of the 'most promising' developing markets in Europe.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
