CITIC CapitalLand Business Park Fund has closed on $72.5m, having raised money from domestic Chinese institutional investors. It is the first private equity real estate fund to be denominated in Yuan.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US bank is on the fundraising trail again as a previous $1bn vehicle nears completion, according to a report.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Heitman veteran Harold Schwartz, previously head of Europe acquisitions, will lead the Chicago-based firm’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Schwartz will be based in Tokyo.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The mega-buyout firm has revealed its private equity real estate business returned $1.3 billion to investors last year from 38 exits.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based property fund manager has appointed former Goldman Sachs professional Michael Flynn as managing director of the new branch.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Guggenheim Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, has expanded its fixed income offerings with the launch of a ‘whole loan’ group.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The energy investment unit of Starwood Capital Group has raised its first fund targeting investments in the energy and power sectors in North America.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As political scrutiny of private equity intensifies in Europe, EVCA has appointed Jonathan Russell, buyout chief of FTSE 100-listed 3i, to its chair this year. The executive is accustomed to the glare of the public spotlight.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity firm launched by former Grubb and Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson hires ex-Renaissance Senior Living exec Lauri Schutz as the fund’s chief financial officer.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The two firms have launched a private equity infrastructure fund for in the gas transportation, power generation and railways sectors in emerging markets globally.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
