The private equity real estate industry is preparing itself for the opportunity of a lifetime, not least related to distressed debt. But will the opportunity be as big as everyone believes? By Zoe Hughes
2 min read · 31 January 2013
Songbird Estates, the London office company in which Morgan Stanley Real Estate has a stake, has announced a major fundraising to help pay back a loan.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
New York-based, environmentally friendly investment firm, Jonathan Rose Companies, seeks to invest in US cities it believes will best weather the current global economic storm.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The firm’s founder, Tom Barrack, has reportedly signalled his intention to take the firm public, using its REIT debut vehicle, Colony Financial, as a stepping stone.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The New York-based firm says it is ‘transitioning’ out of the property management business and will select third party managers instead.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Ho Chi Minh City-based private equity and real estate firm has hired a former Zurich Financial and UBS investment professional to help launch two follow-up vehicles.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Stephen Coyle, chief investment officer for Cohen & Steers' real estate funds of funds business, says many private funds will become 'zombies' as they attempt to hang onto over-levered assets with declining values.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The investment management firm says Dualinvest will raise £25 million to invest in residential property currently held by developers and housebuilders.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The US financial services giant has received government approval for its lending unit, Prudential Mortgage Capital, to start lending on Japanese real estate.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
After delaying the pricing of their IPOs one day, the two fund managers said they now expected to raise just $250m and $200m respectively – compared to Colony’s original target of $500m and Apollo’s $600m.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
