The second largest securities brokerage in Japan is putting plans in place to expand its real estate business and launch a private equity fund, according to media reports.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Emerging markets accounted for a quarter of all property sales during the first half of 2008, compared to just 10 percent a year ago. More than 9,000 properties valued at $306bn were sold in the first six months of this year.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The Kuwait-based firm has announced the closing of a $75 million fund, with 40 percent already committed to four deals in Dubai and Kuwait.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US investment bank continues to enhance its private equity activities in the region, closing on one-third of the capital it is raising for a pan-Asian infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm spent one month raising capital for its distressed credit fund, raising a total of $900m from existing investors. The fund is expected to invest in distressed property debt and operating companies with strong real estate components.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Gary Stein has moved over to the Leon Black-led alternative asset manager to enhance the firm’s visibility ahead of an expected $418m float on the NYSE.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
GE Real Estate appoints Hutchinson to head up the operations in Europe and Asia for its new international business unit.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Paul Rivlin and Neil Lawson-May, the duo who staged a management buyout of Eurohypo Asset Management in April, have hired former Eurohypo real estate investment bankers Keith Davidson and James Tarry as they plan a series of debt funds.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based private equity real estate firm is in the final stages of closing its third European real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III. The firm is also raising a distressed real estate fund led by former Merrill Lynch Americas real estate head, Mike Nash.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The McLean, Virginia-based private equity real estate firm hires former Washington state securities enforcement lawyer to head risk monitoring group.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
