Netherlands-based APG's hiatus from blind pool commitments in Aisa could well continue as it continues to cement long-term partnerships with select co-investors and operators.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The firm expects to hit the fundraising trail this year targeting a similar amount to its $10.9bn opportunity fund, BREP VI, which is 70% invested. President Tony James said Blackstone invested $5bn of equity in real estate in 2010.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Atlanta-based investment group has increased assets under management in Asia twelvefold in a transaction that sees it inherit $5.4 billion of assets and a 65-person strong team.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based investment manager is expected to announce imminently a deal to buy ING REIM’s Europe and Asia businesses, while the management of ING Clarion will lead a buyout of the US arm.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Australia’s Future Fund has made further increases to its real estate, private equity and infrastructure portfolios as its overall assets under management grow past the A$70 billion (€50.6 billion; $69.4 billion) mark for the first time.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The two listed industrial developers-cum-fund managers are in talks about merging, in a deal that could create a $14bn REIT. Together AMB and ProLogis manage 20 private funds.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The $226bn California Public Employees’ Retirement System has indicated it will take less risk with its future real estate investments but it would still commit up to $2bn to the sector in 2011, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Middle East’s largest private equity firm has launched a joint venture entity with Saudi gateway investment body Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), to invest SAR2bn in the country across sectors including real estate and private equity.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The real estate investment arm of the insurance giant is launching an industrial development vehicle focused on Brazil and retail development fund targeting China. The funds could be limited to a small number of large LPs.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
In its seventh annual Investment Intentions Survey, INREV reported an increase in investor preference for single-asset class, single-country strategies. Top of the investor wish-list for 2011 is German retail.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
