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2 min read · 22 January 2013
PERE presents four times and places that marked changes of direction and turns of fortune for real estate investors. Three of these are looked back on with fond nostalgia by those fortunate enough to have been present and active. One remains a painful memory. By Dave Keating, Robin Marriott and Eva Poon
10 min read · 22 January 2013
With the acquisition of Singapore-based Pangaea Capital, Howard Marks adds Asian real estate vet Robert Zulkoski to the Oaktree team. By Sharon Lim
6 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm has acquired a stake in local real estate developer Shriram Properties, scant days after news emerged of Canadian pension fund manager Caisse’s plans to invest up to C$1.6bn in the country.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The investment bank will take a five percent stake in Japan’s third-biggest beer maker as the two partner to expand their real estate holdings in the country.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved over from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The firm is seeking to raise between $300 and $400 million for its new partnership vehicle with Singapore-based WIRE Group.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Three weeks after The Carlyle Group announced its investment in Brazilian real estate developer Scopel, New Jersey-based Prudential Real Estate Investors has joined with Racional Engenharia to target investments in Brazil’s industrial property market.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The firm, launched in 2002 by Chris Gradel and Horst Geicke (pictured), is adding a Greater China real estate vehicle to its group of funds.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based firm is attempting to capture demand for premises from local and international retailers as well as the Nordic region’s spending power.
2 min read · 22 January 2013