Ellis Short, the former principal at Lone Star, has raised $1.5bn in just five months for his new firm’s European real estate debt investment fund and is thought to have another $1bn of capital commitments competing for the remaining $500 million of units.
2 min read · 14 March 2014
Graeme Torre, Asia-Pacific managing director at Invesco Real Estate, suggests that investors will drive demand for more core vehicles this year rather than traditional opportunistic funds.
1 min read · 12 March 2014
Where North American GPs can look for overseas investors
1 min read · 12 March 2014
The real estate multi-manager arm of the New York-based investment bank has made its first investment in Japan with another co-investment alongside logistics manager Redwood.
2 min read · 11 March 2014
Just two months after coming back to market with its largest fund yet, the Hong Kong-based fund manager has raised just under half its target.
2 min read · 12 March 2014
The sovereign wealth fund has made a commitment of up to £200 million to Fizzy Living, more than doubling the firm’s capitalization.
2 min read · 11 March 2014
The $176.96 billion pension plan is lining up sizable investments in non-core domestic and international funds this calendar year, including a $75 million pledge to Tristan Capital.
2 min read · 10 March 2014
The Singapore-based real estate firm has expanded its footprint in China with a partnership alongside the country’s largest insurance company.
2 min read · 10 March 2014
Nicholas Loup, Grosvenor’s chief executive for Asia, explains how Tokyo could become Asia’s London now that the country’s reforms are taking effect.
2 min read · 10 March 2014
CDH Investments real estate executive director elaborates on the different roles of RMB and US dollar capital in Chinese real estate, and how fund managers need to adapt to the different expectations of their respective investors.
1 min read · 07 March 2014
