The California pension saw its alternative investment program return 5.3 percent, while public equities languished. Real estate investments returned 1.6 percent for the pension.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The emerging market investor has kicked off its India investing with a JV for a retail development in Bangalore.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton appoints William Yun in a new role as head of alternative strategies in a bid to take advantage of growth in areas such as real estate and private equity.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Los Angeles-based global real estate investment firm CB Richard Ellis Investors has purchased a newly constructed office building in San Francisco’s Mission Bay area.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A newly formed subsidiary of international real estate investment firm Starwood Capital Group is targeting investment opportunities in public real estate infrastructure bonds.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Europe’s real estate investment market for large deals shows some signs of life as Whitehall Funds, managed by Goldman Sachs, buys LEG-Verkauf from German state North Rhine-Westphalia.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity firm’s latest global buyout fund, targeting an estimated $20bn, now reportedly counts China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange as a substantial investor.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private real estate investment firm is purchasing two office towers in New York City from Deutsche Bank, which seized the assets from New York-based Macklowe Properties.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Limited partners speaking at the PERE Forum: Europe 2008 in London today say they are looking increasingly towards boutique, niche strategies as they re-evaluate their portfolios following the credit crisis.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The global private equity firm will delist the Singapore disk-drive parts manufacturer, having reportedly edged out other private equity firms such as The Carlyle Group and Bain Capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2013