Gordon Keiser to take over as chief executive officer of ProLogis European Properties from June 1, replacing Robert Watson, who is set to return to the US.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The veteran former global head of opportunity funds at RREEF Alternatives Investments is keeping his hand in European property after retiring from RREEF earlier this year.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The alternative asset manager will be in fundraising mode this year for two new China-focused vehicles.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Fred Buenrostro has confirmed he will end his six-year reign at the US' largest public pension, which is also losing its CIO, Russell Read.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Dragon Capital has received £45m from institutional investors through an AIM listing.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Dublin-based Fine Grain Property has acquired its first property in the city-state.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Dutch real estate investment firm with links to merchant bank NIBC is buying a mixture of offices, industrial property and parking garages.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Core markets are once again the strategy of choice for investors in the wake of the credit crisis.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
According to the PEI 50, a proprietary ranking of private equity firms unveiled today, the 50 largest private equity firms in the world have together raised $810 billion over the last five years. At the top of the list are Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, TPG, KKR and CVC. The list is distinct from a ranking of the largest private equity real estate firms that will be unveiled on this site next week.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The challenges of running sophisticated alternative investment platforms beneath government umbrellas – from retaining talent to enduring criticism over private equity allocations – were among topics broached today by a panel of heavy-hitting LPs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
