The envelope pusher 2006-11-01 Staff Writer John Kukral may no longer be running the real estate arm of The Blackstone Group, but his mark on the company—and on the industry as a whole—can still be felt.<br /> <br /> An alumnus of JMB Realty, Kukral joined the New York private equity firm in 19
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The hedger 2006-11-01 Staff Writer As the head of Blackacre Capital, the property investment arm of Cerberus Capital Management, Ronald Kravit has helped define the trend of hedge funds entering the world of private equity real estate. In the process, he and his team have been involved in some of the industr
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The local 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Osamu Kaneko founded Tokyo-based KK daVinci Advisors in 1998, a move that helped spur opportunistic and value-added real estate investment strategies in Japan. By buying run-down properties from cash-strapped landlords, Kaneko was able to earn in excess of 40 percent returns
1 min read · 23 January 2013
When Paul Kazilionis and Bill Walton left Morgan Stanley to set up their own opportunity fund in the early 1990s, they embarked on a partnership that is considered one of the most successful in the history of the asset class.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The lynchpin 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Under the watch of K. S. “Sonny” Kalsi, Morgan Stanley has become one of the largest players in Asian real estate, with a reach that extends across Japan, India and China.<br /> <br /> Kalsi rose to prominence during his eight-year stint in Tokyo, where he b
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The financial engineer 2006-11-01 Staff Writer It is a rare thing to be able to say that you brought fresh financing techniques to a mature market, but Guy Hands can lay claim to just that in Europe. The former Goldman Sachs “whiz kid,” Hands pioneered securitizations in the UK, enabling his his 70-strong No
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The agents 2006-11-01 Staff Writer In the dynamic world of private equity real estate, few things are hard and fast. But when it comes to raising capital for private equity real estate funds, there is little dispute about two things: the level of activity (very strong) and the market leader (Credit Suisse).&
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The lone wolf 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Starting with 1995's Brazos Fund, John Grayken's low-profile Lone Star Funds began establishing a track record recognized throughout the industry as one of the best. Cutting his teeth in the real estate division of investment bank Morgan Stanley and, later, working on re
2 min read · 23 January 2013
At a gathering in New York today, delegates at PERE’s North American Private Equity Real Estate Forum heard frontline accounts of the globalization of the industry from Morgan Stanley’s Jay Mantz and Starwood’s Barry Sternlicht.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
The Nashville-based casual dining restaurant chain, which came with a price tage of $486m, owns 143 of its eateries.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
