David Blight, chairman and chief executive of ING's €72 billion property investment management business dropped a bombshell over the summer when he resigned in order to return to Australia with his family. After three and a half years in the job, he is leaving a legacy. In an interview with PERE, Blight explains why and how ING has witnessed a revolution, by at last creating a global opportunity platform. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 22 January 2013
The fund, targeting real estate developments in Greater China, is the firm's second Asia-focused vehicle.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Shortly after the firm revealed that it is opening an office in Beijing, Blackstone is set to acquire a commercial property in Shanghai for $158m.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
In the new world of private equity real estate investing, capital will be coming from everywhere and going everywhere, from increasingly sophisticated institutional investors spread around the globe. GPs should keep this in mind as they decide how to target Asia. By Dave Keating
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Ex-AIG hotels head Keith Lindsay has joined Central Eastern European developer and asset manager Orco to run its hospitality division.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Respondents to a recent survey also said sovereign funds’ long-term strategy makes them more appealing than other LPs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Singapore real estate firm, Mapletree, has partnered with the Bahrain-based investment fund, Arcapita, to buy a portfolio of Singapore industrial assets, which may then be listed according to the chief executive of Mapletree, Hiew Yoon Khong.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The wealth management arm of the Bank of New York Mellon has appointed former Citigroup executive Ted Berenblum to lead the firm’s expansion of private equity, real estate and infrastructure investments.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Saudi petrochemical conglomerate has continued its push into property, establishing a joint venture with Singapore investor Yusof Wahid to invest in East Asian property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Dubai investor has partnered with the Spain-based private equity firm to acquire a 50 percent stake in three internationally branded five star hotels in Thailand.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
