Aureos Capital, the London-based private equity firm, has joined forces with Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, the Mexican residential developer, to create more low-income housing in Mexico.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Amid continuing falls on the Australian Stock Exchange, German infrastructure firm Bilfinger Berger has postponed the planned IPO of its Australian construction business, Valemus. The IPO was expected to raise proceeds of between A$1.22bn and A$1.39bn.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Peter Hobbs is joining Investment Property Databank as senior director and head of business development
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The former co-founder of Credit Suisse’s real estate equity group Trevor Bond has been named interim chief executive officer of the New York-based sale-leaseback firm, effective today, until a successor to Gordon DuGan is found.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The McLean, Virginia-based firm is continuing the “blocking and tackling” of its legacy investments, but is also eyeing new deals in the senior living sector.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The New York-based firm has sold the first mortgage to the US coast guard’s Washington DC headquarters to Talos Capital for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Looking for a new job in property investment? PERE spoke to more than a dozen headhunters to find out the key attributes and accomplishments typical of world class candidates. Excerpted from a broader article in the July/August issue of PERE magazine.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
A new survey by Russell Investments finds infrastructure investment allocations likely to increase from a 0.3 percent share of global institutional portfolios last year to 1.4 percent in 2012.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
PERE talks to industry headhunters about what it takes to become the next Sam Zell. They argue that firms are demanding a new set of expertise as they turn the corner and try to put the economic crisis in the rear view mirror.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Cleveland-based advisory and investment management group has followed up the hires of Nick Cooper and Nicholas Wong with the appointment of ING Real Estate Select’s CIO Damien Smith.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
