EQT, the regional buyout firm, has bought Scandic Hotels from Hilton Hotels for more than €800m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
As private equity funds evolve, they will increasingly need the guts to be considered sustainable companies. By Joshua Herrenkohl
10 min read · 22 January 2013
As competition increases in Shanghai and Beijing, second-tier markets are the toast of China—and cities like Qingdao and Hangzhou are turning into the next hot hotel markets. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 22 January 2013
For the first time, PERE commemorates the people, firms and deals that shaped the past year in the global private equity real estate industry. And what a year it was.
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Citigroup Property Investors raised €1.6 billion for its debut European real estate fund last year. Here Roger Orf, who runs the firm's European arm, explains Citigroup's strategy, his 30-year career in real estate and that model train on his desk. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based private equity firm has made nearly six times its equity on the sale of a office and retail development in Munich.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
After paying £470m for the club, George Gillett and Tom Hicks are prepared to build a new stadium for Liverpool.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Tim Callahan, the former CEO of both Equity Office and Trizec, has formed a private real estate firm focused on the US office market.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Allstate is expanding its real estate portfolio, beginning with a follow-on commitment to Beacon Capital.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
ING Real Estate, the property arm of Dutch insurance giant ING, has announced its first deal in China since raising $350m for its inaugural private equity real estate fund targeting the Middle Kingdom.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
