The London-based financial advisory business is expected to join a growing contingent of players looking to capitalise on the UK’s debt funding void.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Greenwich, Connecticut real estate investment firm, in a joint venture with Gaia Real Estate, has purchased a 32-property multifamily portfolio in the US. The deal forms part of its acquisition and recapitalisation of the properties’ bankrupt owner, PJ Finance Company.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Luxembourg, a popular fund domicile for GPs worldwide, has signed a double tax treaty with Germany that could introduce withholding tax on hybrid debt instruments used to help acquire German targets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The new platform, TriLyn Investment Management, will be focused on opportunities in high-yield commercial real estate debt. The firm has hired the former CEO of Brookfield Investment Management, John Feeney Jr., to co-run the unit.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The founder of one of the largest US real estate accounting firms, which ultimately merged with Ernst & Young, passed away in his Los Angeles home on 8 May.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The New York-based private equity real estate firm has held a final close for its US real estate vehicle, which initially had fundraising challenges but ultimately exceeded its $650 million target. The capital raise was bolstered in part by a sizable commitment from Texas Teachers.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Two firms led by former Blackstone Real Estate Advisors and Related Companies executives have formed AWH Partners, a new venture that is targeting investments in the hotel real estate sector, where transaction activity has been heating up.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Stockholm-based firm reveals it has raised its largest Nordic opportunistic fund since it started in 1998, despite the ‘challenging’ fundraising environment, smashing its original €600m target.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based private equity and real estate firm has bolstered its ranks by recruiting a four-strong team from Amsterdam-based retail property company Redevco led by Robert Lie.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The investment management subsidiary of the US insurer has set aside an initial pool of $100 million to establish a programme to support real estate and private equity firms with strong women and minority participation as part of an overall companywide diversity initiative.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
