Richard Cotton, a 13-year stalwart of real estate investment banking at JP Morgan Cazenove in London is leaving to join Greenwich-based Forum Partners.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The London-based firm has appointed former Goldman Sach’s Whitehall Street funds executive director Philipp Braschel to lead the firm in Germany. Recent deals by Benson Elliot include the purchase of Düsseldorf’s Deutsch-Japanisches Center, and an investment in a performing mezzanine debt tranche.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
US firms that live in fear of registering as an investment advisor may find that it's not as painful as they thought – provided they are well prepared for random audits
4 min read · 21 January 2013
A departure, an administrative leave of absence and an investigation in China have brought uncertainty to the giant investment firm. PERE Magazine March 2009 issue
2 min read · 21 January 2013
PERE Magazine, March 2009 issue
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Opportunity funds are not alone in wanting to cherry-pick real estate assets at attractive prices.
2 min read · 31 January 2013
For MENA-based private equity funds, fundraising is no picnic, writes Jenny Blinch.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The Indian private equity firm has called for an enquiry into the running of retail company Subhiksha after liquidity issues surfaced and KPMG was unable to complete an independent review of company accounts.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The New York-based private equity firm’s latest fundraising efforts bring Blackstone’s total dry powder for private equity to $13bn. Reporting a $193.6m fourth quarter loss, Blackstone said it remains focused on investing in non-cyclical industries.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
One large institutional private equity real estate player has agreed to cut management fees on uncalled capital for its opportunistic vehicle to zero. It's not a solution for everyone though, a New York conference was told.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
