The New York-based real estate firm will focus on undervalued and distressed assets in the US, Europe and Japan with its latest real estate vehicle, Westbrook Real Estate Fund VIII.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Founder Stephen Schwarzman today told shareholders the market is seeing “one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression”, but he says the “very best” investments awaited the firm.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The debt markets for infrastructure have turned a corner, the CFO of a major infrastructure investor said today at a conference in New York.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The majority of limited partners expect 23 percent returns from 2008 emerging markets investments, according to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association’s 2008 LP Survey.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
US investment bank Greenhill & Co. has hired Christopher Kirsten and six other Lehman agents to launch a fund placement division.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Plans for a €600m project near Ipswich in England have been recommended by a Government planning inspector following a public inquiry.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The captive infrastructure firm of the US bank has closed its latest fund, which has already made more than $1bn of investments. More than 100 employees of the bank invested.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The California pension has also reported commitments to Advent, Audax and Huntsman Gay.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity limited partners overwhelmingly also have real estate allocations, according to a report produced by PEI Media and trade association ILPA.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US pension committed to Walton Street Capital's sixth real estate fund and CVC’s fifth European fund, months after reorganising its allocation structure and boosting its alternatives target to 28 percent.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
