For six months, speculation has mounted regarding the future of ING Real Estate Investment Management (REIM). After being put on the block by its Dutch insurance company parent in June, questions raged about whether ING REIM would be split up according to its respective regions or whether there was a firm hungry – and big – enough to take it over whole.
3 min read · 30 January 2013
The bank’s asset management arm is creating a new opportunistic group within Global Real Assets and has tapped Investcorp’s co-head of real estate to lead the effort.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
As Blackstone winds up fundraising for its second special situations fund, the firm begins to look further down the risk spectrum for investments.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Morgan Stanley Capital Korea, the real estate investment entity responsible for managing the Korea acquisitions on behalf of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, is to close by the end of the year, as the firm’s investing strategy in Asia shifts.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
An IRS ruling opened the way for five investors to create first-of-a-kind real estate investment trusts to invest in US electric and gas distribution and transmission networks.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Whether Quadrangle Group will raise another fund is unclear. Still, the firm continues to work hard for its investors, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
London-based Rockspring Property Investment Management is to go on the fundraising trail shortly for its next European core-plus/value added fund, aiming to coral up to €400 million of commitments.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The estimated $1.1tn of equity sitting on the sidelines of the US real estate market will largely stay put until property fundamentals start to show signs of improving.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The race for ING REIM nears a conclusion with TPG, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle and Ares Capital Management all submitting final bids. Some of the finalists, though, have come as a surprise to the industry.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
There will be five major groups of investors looking to raise some $80 billion for infrastructure in 2011. Where do you fit in, asks Cezary Podkul.
5 min read · 24 January 2013
