Headed by Novera Energy founder David Scaysbrook, the team will make direct investments in areas including wind farms and solar projects.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Olivier de Poulpiquet, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, said the firm was currently working with a large European bank looking to deal with its loan book.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Heitman chief executive officer Maury Tognarelli warned that the need for US banks to protect their balance sheets, coupled with regulatory pressure, is preventing financial institutions from foreclosing on troubled assets. This phenomenon could last up to four years, he said, but opportunities for deals should emerge in the next 12 to 18 months.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm is very “bullish” on the Brazil hospitality scene – and is planning to open an office in the country, possibly in Sao Paulo, by this summer. Three to five people are expected to work there.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
A re-tooled version of the bill will likely face another vote on Friday as senators continue to negotiate.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The real estate fund manager has added veteran real estate investor Mark Burton to its investment committee as an external member. Burton spent the past decade as CIO of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Executives from Carlyle, APG, Doughty Hanson, Robeco and the EDF spoke to PEO about issues including how to interpret the 'S' in ESG.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The $94bn pension fund has started webcasting its board meetings following a growing trend among US public pensions to have live feeds of its sessions.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The San-Francisco-based real estate investor says it’s looking to take advantage of recapitalisation opportunities given the problems in the current debt market.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Sandra Burgess, the general counsel of the Georgia Department of Transportation, will head the department’s PPP division. Her appointment comes in the wake of the retirement of former PPP director Earl Mahfuz, who is now serving as the deputy director of PPPs at engineering consulting firm Wilbur Smith.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
