The expansion in Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ emerging manager program comes as the fund has significantly increased its real estate commitments.
2 min read · 20 January 2016
The JV will be seeded with a seven-property portfolio, which the insurance giant has sold a 49.9 percent stake in to NY Common.
1 min read · 20 January 2016
The JV consolidates two of the UK’s student accommodation brands; iQ, owned by the Wellcome Trust, and Prodigy Living, owned by Goldman Sachs and Greystar.
2 min read · 20 January 2016
Smaller firms face a host of issues that can make succession planning more difficult than at larger firms.
2 min read · 19 January 2016
The deal marks the first overseas investment of Denmark’s largest pension fund in the hospitality sector.
1 min read · 18 January 2016
This week BVK and Hines established a €1.3 billion war chest aimed at investing in European high street properties. Their strategy is less of a surprise than you might think.
2 min read · 15 January 2016
The failure of the high-profile Australian retailer has landed the industry in the middle of a political storm. It is not the first time.
3 min read · 15 January 2016
The Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund has sold a Grade A office property in London to a large state-owned Chinese real estate enterprise
2 min read · 15 January 2016
Delegates at a seminar co-hosted today by professional services firm PWC and property association Urban Land Institute heard how geopolitical issues had led to a ‘strong undercurrent of caution’ among real estate executives when forecasting the prospects for Europe’s property markets beyond this year.
2 min read · 13 January 2016
Non-listed real estate funds have been knocked off the top spot for investors’ real estate vehicle of choice, according to a survey published by INREV, ANREV and PREA.
2 min read · 13 January 2016