If there is any sector that demonstrates the difficulties of operating in the Russian property market, it is probably the gaming industry. Though regulated by the government, the sector is still subject to the vagaries of Russian president Vladimir Putin. In an effort to do away with the country's ubiquitous small gaming halls, a recently introduced law says all casinos currently in operation must shut down by June 2009; going forward, casinos will only be allowed in four regional locations. Clive Tilley, the British founder of international gaming management firm Tilley Entertainment, is one of the few foreigners with experience of running a casino in Russia. Here, he discusses his plans to roll out US-style hotel casino complexes in Russia, the market's reaction to the new regulations and the difficulty of finding quality real estate for his projects.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
As the Russian economy booms, the country's real estate market is attracting private equity property investors with a taste for high returns and a bit of adventure.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
After 25 years of investing in US real estate, the property arm of Investcorp is looking towards its next stage of growth. Here, John Fraser and Jonathan Dracos, the co-heads of the firm's real estate group, talk about opening a new office in Los Angeles, courting US investors and possibly expanding into Europe. By Aaron Lovell
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Bahrain-based Capivest has partnered with Kuwait Investment Company and Kuwait Finance House to launch an Indian real estate fund.
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity real estate investors are funneling capital into Indian special economic zones. But there are significant risks that not everything will go according to plan with these controversial developments. By Dave Keating
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm is acquiring a majority interest in 3,000 European petrol stations and a number of oil refineries by purchasing a 65 percent interest in Libyan oil group Tamoil.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
As a recent bidding war in Italy makes clear, competition for large real estate platforms is heating up. Are European property investors ready to rumble?
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Four Food Groups 2007-07-01 Staff Writer <strong>RETAIL<br /> Shopping for pensions</strong><br /> Private shopping center REIT Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust is teaming up with an unnamed state pension advised by Morgan Stanley Real Estate to acquire and manage retail prop
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Paradise lost? 2007-07-01 Staff Writer The Turtle Bay Resort on the Hawaiian island of Oahu boasts fives miles of breathtakingly unspoiled beaches—which is just how the local population likes it. However, the resort's owner, Oaktree Capital Management, sees things differently. Last year, the Los Angeles-base
2 min read · 22 January 2013
UK mid-market buyout firm Graphite Capital’s sale of nursing home Avery Healthcare to Southern Cross Healthcare Group achieved a 2.7 times return on its initial investment in 20 months. Graphite will also keep five care homes to begin another company with Avery’s management.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
