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The godfather

The godfather 2006-11-01 Staff Writer For many years, the name Dan Neidich was synonymous with the private equity real estate industry. As the founder and head of Goldman's Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, Neidich oversaw the growth of one of the largest and most influential real estate franchises in the

The internationalist

The internationalist 2006-11-01 Staff Writer In close to five years at the California Public Employees' Retirement System, Mike McCook transformed the largest pension fund in the US into a global powerhouse among institutional investors in real estate. Though he left his post earlier this year, McCook's infl

Oregon issues RFP for alternatives advisor

The move comes on the heels of departures of key executives from the La Jolla, California-based Pacific Corporate Group, which advises the pension system.

A Tale of Two Towers

You may not have heard of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company—but you probably know their real estate.

GI Partners closes Fund II on $1.45bn

GI Partners, a trans-Atlantic private equity firm, has raised $1.45bn from investors including CalPERS, ATP and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Morley raises €200m for CEE industrial fund

The fund closing by Europe’s largest property fund manager comes as research shows €95 billion was invested in European property in the first half of 2006.

Next stop where?

In an increasingly tricky market, opportunity funds, with their sights set on Eastern Europe and Germany, prepare to get their hands dirty. By Philip Borel

London calling

Secondary investor Liquid Realty Partners adds a new director of portfolio management as its business grows overseas.

The place to be

As more money flows into private equity real estate, placement agents, once merely matchmakers, are now finding themselves serving a variety of different functions. By Dave Keating

Roman holiday

At the 2006 INREV conference in Rome, real estate practitioners gathered to discuss the state of the European property markets and the need for corporate governance. PERE sat in on the proceedings.