Investors committed around $5bn of capital to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV after the end of Q1 2020.
2 min read · 23 September 2020
By domiciling the fund in Luxembourg, the US-based firm raised all of the equity for the first close of its second commingled vehicle from the region.
3 min read · 22 September 2020
Investors put more pressure on American managers than regulators today. However, data security and capital gains tax may prove more of a headache in the future.
10 min read · 21 September 2020
Regulations meant to address the pandemic have introduced a new layer of complexity, sending owners and tenants scrambling, say JLL and LaSalle experts.
2 min read · 21 September 2020
The property investment arm of German insurer Allianz has acquired two office buildings in Paris as a demonstration of its ongoing confidence in what many regard as a highly uncertain sector.
4 min read · 21 September 2020
Covid-19 is fueling occupier demand for more flexible office arrangements, meaning less certainty for landlords and their debt providers.
5 min read · 21 September 2020
One of the founders of London-based private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot shares with PERE choice anecdotes of his co-founder and close friend, just weeks after she lost her fight with cancer.
3 min read · 21 September 2020
While the inability to conduct due diligence remains investors’ top concern, managers are playing a bigger role than ever to mitigate the risk and find the right strategies for them
3 min read · 18 September 2020
The Chicago-based firm’s new scholarship program aims to bring on Black and Latinx students as summer interns and ultimately hire them as full-time staff.
3 min read · 15 September 2020
Billions of dollars have been poured into turning the Farley Building into a state-of-the-art office complex and train hall.
3 min read · 15 September 2020
