Less than a year after its maiden foray into the region, Stockholm-based Aberdeen has closed its first Asia fund of funds vehicle at $600m, and launched a second.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Indian property funds have popped up everywhere recently, but some are speculating that the flow of investment into India could slow down. with all the capital that's yet to be invested, one wonders whether that may be a good thing. By Dave Keating
6 min read · 22 January 2013
King & Spalding, the 800-strong international law firm, is following its clients by opening an office in Frankfurt.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Forget REIT legislation. Germany's coalition government is working on a law for private equity that could affect property funds. A number of drafts have been published, but no one seems satisfied.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The sale of the majority of German assets out of its European Property Investors fund comes as the firm warns real estate investment in Europe could be in for some tough times.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The European wing of Pramerica has followed up on an earlier office and industrial development joint venture with a retail property partnership.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Chicago-based Harrison Street and New York-based Kaplan Development group have joined forces to develop and acquire senior housing properties on the East coast.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Apollo Real Estate Advisors has hired Hollywood property pro Frank Buckley to join its West Coast operation.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has closed its fifth US-focused private equity real estate fund on $3 billion—an amount more than triple its previous fund raised two years ago.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
In the age of “thought leadership,” everyone is weighing in on the US subprime crisis—and what it might mean for business. Some of it, of course, is bloviation, while some is genuinely insightful. By Aaron Lovell
4 min read · 22 January 2013
