Mitchell Sikora and Peter Finley, who headed up the real estate placement team at investment bank UBS, have launched JT Partners, a placement agent with minority backing from Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Raimus Capital Group.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
ING Real Estate has closed its first China-focused opportunity fund on $350m with plans to focus on residential developments in primary and secondary cities.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
A subsidiary of the Fiat automobile family is acquiring Cushman & Wakefield, the world’s largest privately owned property services firm, in a $563m transaction.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
After months of negotiation, the board of the gaming company has agreed to a sweetened offer from the two private equity firms.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
SPG Partners, a firm led by former Ripplewood partner Ian Snow, announced its third deal, an investment in a lender to brownfield real estate projects.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The New York-based private equity firm will acquire Realogy, the publicly traded owner of the Century 21 and Coldwell Banker franchises.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
A partnership between CapitaLand and Maybank Group is planning to raise a $250m private equity real estate vehicle for Malaysia.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Private equity firms RREEF and H&Q Asia Pacific have teamed up with Hilton Hotels to build more than 20 hotels in China.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Investment bank JP Morgan has invested $60m in a 50-story luxury residential building—in what could be the biggest investment ever made in a Mumbai-based developer.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The UK Treasury has relaxed rules for the introduction of real estate investment trusts, which some believe could offer private equity firms an alternative exit route for property investments.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
