A heated battle has emerged for PERE’s prestigious title of global industry figure of the year between Lone Star’s John Grayken, Starwood’s Barry Sternlicht, CIC’s Lou Jiwei and Vision Brazil Investment’s Rodrigo Abbud.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Interviewed at the PERE Breakfast Club: ULI 2009, Sharon Ann M. Miller, managing director of Rockwood Capital, and Apollo Global Real Estate principal Kenneth Picache, reflect on a year of uncertainty.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Interviewed at the PERE Breakfast Club: ULI 2009, John Kukral, president of Northwood Investors, and Partners Group’s chief strategist for private real estate, Nori Gerardo Lietz, argue surprises are in store for GPs in 2010.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
After a wave of blind pool mortgage REITs hit the public market this summer, retail and institutional investors became more selective about the firms they backed. That will continue into 2010, argues Mayer Brown’s Ed Schneidman.
4 min read · 21 January 2013
The firm, originally founded as a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus in 2004, has launched its first discretionary fund, Racebrook Capital Partners. The vehicle is focused on distressed debt and equity opportunities in North America, particularly non- and sub-performing whole loans.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Indian firm has now raised a total of $350m for its third fund from domestic investors.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Many large institutional investors will look to separate accounts, rather than commingled funds in 2010. That decision could not only be short-sighted, but also leave them tied to second-tier managers. By Zoe Hughes
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Thayer will buy $307m for Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. IHR shareholders have yet to vote on the plans.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Industry participants are raising red flags over the pension giant's decision to sponsor legislation that would require placement agents to register as lobbyists and ban success fees.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The firm has now raised a total of $350m so far from domestic investors for India Advantage Fund Series III.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
