The private equity real estate firm has acquired around €800m of real estate debt backed by German assets since July last year.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is set to commit up to $2bn in capital to real estate in an effort to close the 6% gap between its actual and target allocations.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The placement agent, co-founded by AVP executives Vicky Schiff and Peter Borges, paid ‘consulting’ fees to the firm run by Henry Morris. Morris is now under investigation as part of the growing kick-back scandal involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles, has made three new appointments to its management board, as one of the existing founders, Morgan Stanley’s Jan-Willem de Geus, relocates to Singapore.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
European Property services firms are planning to supplement transactional income by growing their fund management businesses and investments in third party vehicles.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Why it was right that the annual INREV conference in Athens today ended on a presentation about facing some uncomfortable choices.
3 min read · 31 January 2013
The INREV forum ended today in Athens telling GPs they face some uncomfortable choices.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Daniel Cummings, formerly of The Carlyle Group and LaSalle Investment Management, will reportedly take over as managing director of real estate investment for Harvard University’s endowment. The position has been vacant since 2007.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Private equity real estate firm Paladin Realty Partners has partnered with a Brazilian developer to develop up to 3,000 affordable housing units.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Abu Dhabi investment fund’s annual report reveals it has written down its 7.5% stake in Carlyle’s management company, which would value the private equity firm at roughly $12.7bn.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
