The Chicago-based private equity real estate firm is reportedly raising up to $500m of equity to beef up its investment in Brazilian real estate, anticipating strong demand in the region due to the economy’s rapid growth.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Miami-based Blumberg Capital Partners is reportedly planning to invest $100m into Indian commercial and residential real estate over the next three years.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
GE's real estate chief executive, Ron Pressman, describes the fund as being in line with the firm’s aspiration to become a manager of private equity real estate funds
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The start-up real estate arm of the UK’s Arbuthnot Banking Group has opted for an open-ended vehicle having taken soundings from multi-managers and consultants
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Canadian pension has invested A$200m in a development fund with Goodman targeting Australian logistics and seeded by a distribution centre in Melbourne. It follows a $150m China JV between CPPIB and Goodman.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm has held a closing of more than $325 million for its CR China Retail Real Estate Development Fund I. The firm, majority-owned by state-owned China Resources Group, is aiming to raise $500m for the fund in total.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
A year after launching a secondaries desk, the global inter-dealer broker will start fundraising for private equity, hedge fund and other alternative investment vehicles.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The $8.2bn Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System will invest 90% of its portfolio in closed-ended commingled funds, primarily with core and value-added managers.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson does not support the Volcker rule, nor does he believe it would have saved any failed banks during the financial crisis.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The $21bn Austin-based retirement system will increase its overall real estate portfolio from 2% to up to 8% as part of a long-term diversification strategy, investing up to $600m in the next two years.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
