As rising commodity prices and labor shortages push construction costs to 20-year highs, private equity firms are grappling with today's inflationary environment. By Paul Fruchbom
7 min read · 23 January 2013
With the addition of two new managers, Rockpoint is the latest US private equity real estate firm to set up shop in Europe.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Six of Paris' most luxurious hotels, including one owned by Starwood Capital, have been fined for anti-competitive practices.
6 min read · 23 January 2013
First he wanted out. Then Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber decided he wasn't done owning theatres after all.
4 min read · 23 January 2013
Former Anglo Irish Bank duo Pat O'Hara and Tom Daly are back with a new property fund — and a new name.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
A new survey suggests that European pensions are on the verge of a major expansion of their real estate exposure.
7 min read · 23 January 2013
Apollo affiliate VEF Advisors has made its 17th investment in Chicago — and the firm shows no signs of slowing down.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Greenwich, Connecticut-based Littlejohn & Co. has brought on two distressed vets to spearhead the group’s new focus on the asset class. The firm is just the latest of a growing number of firms to build distressed capabilities.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Markstone Capital Group has attracted investment from US and Israeli pension funds to invest in late-stage old economy companies in emerging markets.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Japan's weak economy has proved fruitful for distressed real estate investors over the last decade – but that could be changing. By Jonn Elledge
10 min read · 23 January 2013