Shortly after the firm revealed that it is opening an office in Beijing, Blackstone is set to acquire a commercial property in Shanghai for $158m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Following his failure to secure a deal to acquire UK grocer Sainsbury's, real estate mogul Paul Taylor has been dismissed by the Qatar Investment Authority.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK firm will lead a consortium in investing in a mixed-use project in Nagpur, central India.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm hires former DTZ executive to capitalize on the growing secondaries and fund of funds market in Europe.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Phoenix Mills plans to raise capital from foreign private equity investors for development of malls and hospitality assets throughout India.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The real estate investment arm of Citi Alternative Investments will be led by Roger Orf following the departure of current chief Joe Azrack at the end of the month.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Washington DC-based private equity real estate firm argues there are too few distressed commercial real estate debt opportunities to satisfy the number of fund managers entering the space.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A survey suggests that financial chaos from the US is affecting real estate investment in Asia, though investors are still keen to access the region for the growth and diversification it offers.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The world’s second largest sovereign fund’s recently launched capital strategies group will invest five percent of its assets in private real estate deals, but says private equity is ‘not part of the investment universe’.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Keith Lindsay, the former global head of hospitality and leisure at AIG Global Real Estate, has been appointed to oversee Orco's hospitality investments in Central Europe.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
