At an invitation-only event in Monaco, the co-founder of KKR, which is making a big push into real estate, said that low interest rates and a lack of capital offered 'enormous' opportunities for private equity.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Ronald Pressman, the former chief executive of GE Capital Real Estate has joined the New York-based retirement fund to head up its operational efforts.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Florida-based real estate investment firm has gotten some traction on its second real estate fund, which will focus on opportunistic investments in the Southeast.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Washington, DC-based alternative asset manager has appointed 11 real estate professionals in North America and Europe to senior roles.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
In addition to naming a successor for its soon-to-be-retiring COO, the Parsippany, New Jersey-based real estate investment management firm has named heads for its global client services team and US business.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The former fund manager of GSREA II, a fund that struggled greatly in the financial downturn after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, has changed its name to Talmage and expanded its business model.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The estate of the former Wall Street banking giant has closed on the purchase of a $1.33 billion stake in the Denver-based REIT from co-owners Bank of America and Barclays, effectively blocking out rival Equity Residential.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Chicago-based real estate investment management firm has appointed Jon Zehner, formerly a senior director at AREA Property Partners, to a new role to help expand the global franchise.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $51 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has launched a new private markets and real estate programme to make co-investments and secondary fund purchases from existing managers.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The New York-based private equity giant has designated Jonathan Gray as its sole global head of real estate as Chad Pike dedicates more time to Blackstone's entire European platform.
2 min read · 17 January 2013