In 2009, Americans have received warning after warning that their governments face alternatively a ‘decade of debt’ or a ‘lost decade’ due to massive, painful and protracted budget deficits that are here to stay. Opportunities are abound for infrastructure investors – but so are the pitfalls.
5 min read · 21 January 2013
An accidental musical interruption at the PERE Forum in New York could represent LP-GP relations over the past year. But where does the future funding model lay for LPs and GPs? By Zoe Hughes
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Barclays Capital takes over Crescent Real Estate Equities from Morgan Stanley. The deal transfers liability for all Crescent’s debts to BarCap.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
BlackRock’s European and UK Property Funds of Funds will now be managed by Aviva, after the firm poached BlackRock’s former head of real estate funds of funds, John Gellatly. The decision was to ensure ‘continuity’ for unitholders, the firms said.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Royalton Capital Investors II, a fund managed by a firm targeting investments in Central and Eastern Europe, has bought 93 percent of the shares in Cool Ar.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance affiliate has purchased the European RE platform from Smedvig Capital in a deal which results in a 58% IRR and an equity multiple of 6.2x for the London-based private equity firm.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
An accidental musical interruption at the PERE Forum in New York this week could easily be seen to represent LP-GP relations over the past year. But where does the future funding model lay for LPs and GPs?
3 min read · 31 January 2013
Amid speculation the US government could extend the life of one of its bailout programmes, TARP, real estate economist Sam Chandan argues at the PERE Forum that rebuilding the securitisation market would have more impact on the challenges facing the industry.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Unite Group, the London and Bristol-based student accommodation investor and fund manager, registers an uptake in capital commitments from institutions.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation is reportedly among the bidders for stakes in investments within its $5bn portfolio of real estate, private equity and natural resources assets.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
