The global real estate services giant has recruited Umer Ahmad from Barclays as its new head of infrastructure, focusing on financial advisory services. His appointment follows the firm’s recent hire of Sir Andrew Foster as a strategic advisor on infrastructure.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Just three months after instigating the soft marketing for its second Asia real estate opportunity fund, Arch Capital has corralled more than $220m from investors worldwide.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Innovative solutions are needed in today’s fundraising market, including tapping retail investors.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has lost investment professionals in Asia, but CEO Victoria Sharpe insists the firm is growing in the region nonetheless. PERE Magazine July/August 2011 issue.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
End of an era at the $34 billion global real estate giant as founding member Edward Siskind prepares to retire. His responsibilities as head of the platform will fall jointly to Alan Kava and James Garman.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board makes its Hong Kong real estate investment debut with the purchase of a 50 percent stake in The Goodman Group’s Hong Kong Interlink logistics development.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Spinoff of General Growth Properties has bought out its partner's share in a 28,000-acre master planned community in Houston for $117.5m.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Hope for the revival of Europe’s CMBS market as Deutsche Bank places ‘DECO 2011-CSPK’ backed by a £302m loan made to The Blackstone Group to buy Chiswick Park in London. GIC is also revealed as the mezzanine lender to Blackstone for its deal.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Through its real estate platform, Ask Property Investment Advisors, the Mumbai-based financial services group has brought its second real estate fund to the market with initial capital of $115 million.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York-based private equity giant has hired Dmitry Kushaev to help launch its real estate investing efforts in Russia.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
