The $156m investment marks the US pension’s first direct infrastructure investment and the third stake controlling-owner GIP has sold to an institutional investor. GIP bought Gatwick for £1.5bn last December.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Will more capital calls mean more LP defaults this year?
6 min read · 24 January 2013
New York City’s Mayor reportedly said his friend, the former Quadrangle co-founder, is a ‘scrupulously honest guy’, months after Rattner was accused of ‘unethical’ conduct.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The Chicago-based firm is raising its third fund, targeting $500m of equity and focused on off-campus student housing, senior housing, medical offices and storage properties.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The $94bn pension fund has started webcasting its board meetings following a growing trend among US public pensions to have live feeds of its sessions.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
BMB Group, founded by Rayo Withenage and Brunei’s Prince Abdul Ali 'Yil-Kabier, has invested an undisclosed sum in Contrarian Capital Partners and its subsidiary Beacon Hospitality Partners SARL. In separate news, former CEO of Irvine Company Michael McKee has joined advisory firm Kennedy Associates as chief executive.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
An investment policy approved by the trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration will give the state’s $110bn retirement system the flexibility to invest up to 2% of its assets in infrastructure. The move is part of a broader portfolio transition that shifted about 10% of allocations away from listed equities and fixed income towards alternatives.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
More than a third of UK pension funds already invested in real estate are actively looking to increase their exposure to the asset class, according to Aberdeen Asset Management.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Stonehage Group, a London-based advisory business which invests on behalf of wealthy family offices, aims to grow its real estate portfolio to £2bn and has recruited Adam Kerr from Talisman Capital to help execute its strategy.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, which is a government agency designed to act as a buffer against temporary fluctuations in pension system contributions and disbursements, is buying Dombron from Sweden's largest property company Vasakronan
1 min read · 24 January 2013
