The chairman of Colony Capital expressed concern that in an improving market, the private equity real estate industry may be forgetting about mistakes made during the global financial crisis.
2 min read · 04 April 2014
Pluto Finance, the London-based provider of stretch-senior loans for residential developments has won investment from The Blackstone Group’s Tactical Opportunities business and Clearbell Capital.
2 min read · 04 April 2014
Predatory buyers are increasingly paying attention to tail-end funds as a potentially rich source of attractively priced deals.
3 min read · 04 April 2014
GIC has emerged in pole position to buy one of Tokyo’s largest assets in a transaction that would bring seller Lone Star’s 12-year ownership to a close.
2 min read · 04 April 2014
Competition for assets is ‘fierce’ says accountant KPMG as New York-based Cerberus Capital Management agrees the purchase of a portfolio of loans sold by Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA)
4 min read · 04 April 2014
The Hong Kong-based firm has made its first foray into the Japanese market with the purchase of the Hyatt hotel in Osaka.
2 min read · 04 April 2014
The president of the Chicago-based private equity real estate firm is departing as the company holds a first close on its latest multifamily fund.
2 min read · 03 April 2014
The Boston-based private equity real estate firm has held an initial close on $269 million in equity commitments for Fund III, which is targeting $600 million.
1 min read · 03 April 2014
Wessal Capital’s first investment is a €530 million project to transform Casablanca’s port. The private equity-style vehicle’ is backed by state investment funds of Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, State of Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
2 min read · 03 April 2014
The Cape Town-based real estate fund manager ultimately wants to coral $250 million for investments across Sub-Saharan Africa ex-South Africa.
2 min read · 03 April 2014
