When private a faded hotel in Japan, there By Alison Granito
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Private equity real estate firms are looking to capitalize on Hong Kong's recovery. But as China's development continues unabated, will the mainland's economic emergence eventually threaten the city's prosperity? By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 23 January 2013
The elder statesman 2006-11-01 Staff Writer It is perhaps unfair that Sam Zell comes at the end of our list. In many respects, his name should be at the beginning. One of the most successful real estate investors in the modern era, Zell helped lay the foundation for the private equity real estate industry. I
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The warrior 2006-11-01 Staff Writer As the son of an Iraqi Jew who settled his family in Iran before fleeing the country after the Shah fell, Robert Tchenguiz has seen his fair share of ups and downs. But with a last name that means Genghis in Persian, Tchenguiz may be able to handle such setbacks better tha
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The hotelier 2006-11-01 Staff Writer In early 1991, 31-year-old Barry Sternlicht was out of a job. Seven years later, he was the chief executive officer of the largest hotel company in the world. Along the way, Sternlicht not only completed one of the most dramatic comebacks in the history of the asset class
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The professor 2006-11-01 Staff Writer MBA candidates enrolled in Arthur Segel's class at Harvard Business School would do well to pay attention. After all, the professor teaching the Real Property Asset Management course at the famed university did not get to his position by writing thick tomes on economic t
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The Singapore sage 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Dr. Seek Ngee Huat likes to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, sometimes he doesn't have much of a choice. As the head of the real estate program at one of the most powerful institutional investors in Asia and beyond, Seek is among the most-watched property investor
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The philanthropist 2006-11-01 Staff Writer There is no shortage of interesting stories in the world of real estate—Joe E. Robert Jr. is proof of that. Robert got his start in the business when the builder he was working for went bankrupt in the middle of several projects. Seizing upon the opportunity, Robert
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The frequent flier 2006-11-01 Staff Writer James Quille has always been a man on the move—and for good reason. The firm he currently heads, Macquarie Global Property Advisors, is one of the most active foreign players in Asia, a region that Quille himself has been investing in since the early 1990s.<br
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The young gun 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Chad Pike , still in his thirties, is running Blackstone's real estate operations in Europe, making him one of the youngest stars in the asset class. Though he is often compared to two other young guns—his counterpart in the US, Jon Gray, and the co-head of Morgan Stanl
1 min read · 23 January 2013
