Just weeks after securing the €350m mandate to manage the unlisted real estate holdings of Dutch pension SPMS, Aviva Investors will establish and manage an unlisted multi-manager portfolio for neighbouring LP, Philips Pensioenfonds.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
With more than 330 funds trying to raise $130bn in capital for private equity real estate strategies, 2011 is expected to see a four-fold increase in those looking to invest between $250m and $1bn of equity in the asset class, according to a Probitas survey.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The McLean, Virginia-based firm, which took Genesis private in a joint venture with Formation Capital in July 2007, has sold the 180 owned and leased facilities to listed Health Care REIT.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Last year was a year of transition, as many firms and individuals struggled to adjust to the new realities of the global real estate markets. It was enough to make even some of the biggest players in the industry throw up their hands in defeat. Yet, for those with savvy and discipline, 2010 proved to be a year of opportunity. So, which firms, individuals and deals stood out from the crowd in North America in 2010? PERE Awards supplement March 2011.
10 min read · 18 January 2013
Co-investment in physical real estate assets is playing an increasing role in the secondaries playbook. PERE Magazine March issue 2011
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Grosvenor looks to secure up to $500m for its latest multifamily fund, which is targeting US apartment developments. PERE Magazine March issue 2011
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The San Francisco-based firm has closed Shorenstein Realty Investors 10, which will focus predominantly on trophy office properties in the US.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York-based firm was more than 20% oversubscribed for its fourth vehicle, which will target LP interests in core assets in the US and Europe.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
There are increasing signs that Swiss pensions funds are beginning to seek improved risk-adjusted returns by investing abroad as Pensimo Management selects Partners Group for global value-added and opportunistic mandate.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
LPs see improved security by investing with smaller, real estate-focussed fund managers than with large bulge bracket firms, delegates heard on the second day of PERE’s annual event in Hong Kong.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
