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
US firm Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) has expanded its investment relationship with partner Beekman Helix India Partners by establishing a joint private equity real estate platform, Pramerica BHI India.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A second report this month has suggested there is continued appetite for Asia real estate but that tougher financing conditions prevail amid the credit crunch.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
US House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel has again introduced a bill that would attempt to tax carried interest as personal income after dropping an identical provision last December.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Chicago-based real estate investment firm has closed its LaSalle Income and Growth Fund V, a value-added fund targeting US properties affected by the capital market dislocation.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
New York hotel group, Morgans Hotel, is the newest partner in a JV between private equity real estate firm Normandy Real Estate Partners and Ames Hotel Partners to redevelop Boston’s first skyscraper into a boutique hotel.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Anthony Heredia, a former HSBC Asset Management pro, has been appointed the new CEO for Morgan Stanley Investment Management in India.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
