Three industry titans vie for one prestigious PERE award. Have you cast your vote? Polls close on 3 February for the third annual PERE Global Awards and competition is fierce. Will MGPA or GIC take the Asian firm of the year award. Will Niam/Goldman Sachs beat competition from AIG for European exit of the year?
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm with more than $3bn in dry powder has hired Matthew Kenney, David Finkel, Zubin Irani, Andrew Gummer and Kunihiko Okumura as principals and managing principals to work from its New York, London and Tokyo offices.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The central and eastern European retail developer has agreed to restructure an aborted €300 million rights issue in order to avoid the danger that existing shareholders Citi Property Investors and Gazit-Globe would have to make a mandatory takeover offer for the company under Austrian takeover rules.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Anil Ahuja, formerly co-head of 3i Asia with Mark Thornton, has been appointed as the head of 3i's Asian operations. He will continue to lead the India team and report to Chris Rowlands, chairman of 3i Asia.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The latest NCREIF/Townsend Real Estate Fund indices shows opportunistic funds down 12.3% in the three months to September, with value-added funds down 3%. In the year to September 2008, opportunity funds were off 13.1%.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The appointment reflects Doughty’s ambition to continue its Nordic investment drive for its second European fund.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Nakheel, Dubai’s state-owned developer famed for building the palm-tree shaped islands Palm Jumeirah, has reportedly halted construction of Nakheel Tower for 12 months, as the region feels the impact of the world economic downturn.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Colony Capital chairman Tom Barrack says the industry faces its ‘greatest opportunity and challenge’ this year, with 2009 investments expected to make ‘historically high returns’. Not all firms will survive though, with those fundraising facing significant obstacles.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Seth Lieberman is heading up the new global real estate fund of funds platform for Italian firm, Advanced Capital, having most recently served as managing director of real estate finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Swiss banking giant UBS.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Chicago-based financial services firm has closed its real estate fund of funds above target. Investment decisions are advised by consultants Courtland Partners.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
