The private equity real estate firm founded by former Grubb & Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson has been in aggressive expansion mode with several new hires in the past four months.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
The $23 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas is looking to allocate eight percent of its pot to real estate, just as other US pensions are committing fresh capital to private equity real estate vehicles.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
New world order 2008-10-01 Staff Writer The financial markets are being restructured before our eyes – voluntarily, grudgingly and forcibly – and it would appear that real estate has been the unwitting restructuring agent.<br /> <br /> We are still in the exhaustive stages of a great debt-bubbl
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As Apollo Real Estate and ING clarion have shown, subsidized housing in New York City is the biggest game in town. Forget about the red tape – the hardest part is finding and winning these prized assets. By Eva Poon
9 min read · 22 January 2013
The world of private equity real estate—not a huge community to begin with—is getting smaller as more and more US-based firms look at ways they can take their strategies to Europe and beyond. By Aaron Lovell
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Finland has seen ten years of economic growth, which has translated into robust consumer demand. With a dearth in retail properties, there is opportunity for new development—but it takes a lot of local knowledge to be successful. By Dave Keating
7 min read · 22 January 2013
During his years at Cerberus as head of real estate in Germany, Ralph Winter oversaw billions of euros worth of acquisitions. Having launched his own firm, Corestate Capital, Winter talks with PERE about his firm's strategy, the current investment climate and how to choose the right name. By Robin Marriott
8 min read · 22 January 2013
Indian property funds have popped up everywhere recently, but some are speculating that the flow of investment into India could slow down. with all the capital that's yet to be invested, one wonders whether that may be a good thing. By Dave Keating
6 min read · 22 January 2013
King & Spalding, the 800-strong international law firm, is following its clients by opening an office in Frankfurt.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Forget REIT legislation. Germany's coalition government is working on a law for private equity that could affect property funds. A number of drafts have been published, but no one seems satisfied.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
