The Asia- and Europe-focused private equity real estate firm has downsized its Japanese division by nine as it seeks to redeploy and grow its presence in Australia and China.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
For the second consecutive year, the 'Big Apple' has become the largest global market with $34.7 billion of deals from January until June, according to research by Cushman & Wakefield released at the EXPO REAL trade show in Munich.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
America’s largest life insurer is introducing MetLife Real Estate Investors, a new real estate investment management business, as part of an expansion into third-party asset management.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
After investing $85 million in a troubled office portfolio controlled by an SL Green venture, the New York-based private equity and real estate giant has assumed a majority ownership stake in the properties.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The London-based private equity real estate firm held a first close on Friday, raising between €150m and €170m of equity, PERE has learned.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Improving investor sentiment for Sub-Saharan Africa is evident as the London-based, pan-emerging markets private equity firm smashes through its original $250m fundraising target to haul $278m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The New York-based firms have hit the market with their fifth offering in the RCG Longview Debt Fund series. Early investors include the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, which recently committed $75 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Oaktree’s NPL securitisation points to a new financing option for private equity real estate firms, as well as the potential resurgence of US real estate finance in general.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The writing is on the wall for a long hold of the 1.5 million square foot shopping centre in Sheffield as fund steward NBIM declares its intention of realising its ‘long-term potential’.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $12.78 billion pension plan now counts its commitment to Boston-based real estate manager’s 2007 vintage fund among its official tally of poorly performing real estate investments.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
