The Canadian private equity investors are at ‘advanced’ stages of due diligence for what would be the largest UK LBO this year.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Some LPs mistakenly think they’re committing to outperforming managers, according to a recent white paper.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The multi-manager business of Schroder Property has invested £100m in an open-ended vehicle to be managed by a former partner at Rockspring Property Investment Managers
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Following in the footsteps of US homebuilder Lennar, Toll Brothers will target distressed loan portfolios and development land.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Matthew Hudson, formerly of SJ Berwin and Coller Capital, has founded a law firm which will charge fees based on clients’ success rather than billable hours.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The bidding war for the Australian hospital chain has concluded, giving rise to the country's largest LBO in two years.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The founder of Colony Capital is a man who says what's on his mind. We discover his thoughts through his own writings – and what he has told other people.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
It has been repeatedly said that commercial real estate will be the next shoe to drop in the US. But thanks to a lack of transactions and a wall of uninvested equity, speculation is mounting that it has already happened. By Zoe Hughes
3 min read · 31 January 2013
Tom Barrack’s colourful views on art, economics, real estate and life make this asset class that much less ‘tiring and boring’, as he described it recently. But has the Colony founder gone too far in his property-bashing remarks?
2 min read · 31 January 2013
The pension’s investment committee has approved a $20 million commitment to private equity firm JMI Equity’s seventh fund, which began raising capital last month.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
