The fund of funds manager has appointed William Fowler and promoted Jeffrey Sobcynski to senior vice presidents. In November, the firm tapped Schroders’ veteran Michael Clarke to lead its European activities.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Pamfleet Group, the Hong Kong and Singapore real estate investment business has attracted $125 million from institutional investors for the first closing of its debut private equity real estate fund. Hong Kong is likely to be the firm’s short-term investment destination.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Investors will ‘sacrifice’ returns and diversification if they overlook China, Brazil and India. However, targeting the three countries’ real estate markets demands a longer-term investment horizon and plenty of due diligence.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
Hines has lost control of the $724m National Office Partners account it ran for CalPERS, with LA-based CommonWealth Partners picking up the mandate. In December, LaSalle lost the $2bn CalEast industrial portfolio to GI, RREEF.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
GIC, Centerbridge and Oaktree are also said to be bidding for the assets of the ailing Australian property investment firm.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Austin, Texas private real estate firm is targeting $100m to $150m of equity for its fourth such fund and is planning to launch a student housing fund in the first quarter
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The private funds arm of the industrial REIT has teamed up with an endowment to invest R$720m in Brazilian logistics properties
2 min read · 24 January 2013
HSBC is the latest global bank at which senior management in a captive private equity real estate business are separating out. It also is arguably the least well-known of them all.
4 min read · 24 January 2013
A consortium led by Shanghai-based conglomerate Fosun Group is reported to have raised approximately $900 million for a private equity real estate fund aimed to be used to invest in Chinese real estate developments.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The international real estate investor and fund manager pays $54.5m for a 730-unit complex in Plano
1 min read · 24 January 2013
