The private real estate investment company controlled by media pioneer Robert Johnson has raised its third private equity real estate vehicle, more than double the size of its previous fund.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Pressure on some managers to liquidate their UK assets is tempting others to create opportunistic vehicles to pick up bargains.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The Connecticut-based private real estate investment firm has hired former ABP chief investment officer of real estate to join the firm’s headquarters in Connecticut.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Upon his arrival to testify in a trial regarding portfolio company Korea Exchange Bank, Lone Star chairman John Grayken has reportedly been detained and banned from travel for 10 days.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK fund manager of Australia’s Valad Property Group has seen more investor support than anticipated for its vehicle targeting “Europe’s most successful economic block.”
1 min read · 22 January 2013
PERE looks back at the year just passed for the trends that mattered most. Today we look at trend number five – ageing populations have put a premium on facilities that cater to senior citizens and healthcare businesses.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The property investment arm of Principal Financial Group has scooped up the 150 Spear Street office building in the city’s busy South Financial District.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US’ largest pension fund has purchased yet another stake in a big-name buyout firm, reportedly paying $275 million for an interest in Silver Lake.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
PERE looks back at the year just passed for the trends that mattered most. Today we look at trend number four – sovereign wealth funds have become major forces in global real estate investing.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
ABP’s sale of KFN, which owns €1.6 billion worth ($2.3 billion) of prime Dutch offices, completes a 12-year program of reducing wholly-owned property investment in the Netherlands as it diversifies holdings internationally.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
