General partners are scrambling for more information amid vague indications that members of Congress might consider drafting legislation that would drastically raise the tax on GP profits. One legal source called these fears
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based firm has sold its €277m stake in Vectrane, the property company it brought to the French market a little over one year ago.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm has joined forces with French billionaire Bernard Arnault to purchase approximately 10 percent of the French supermarket chain.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
EQT, the regional buyout firm, has bought Scandic Hotels from Hilton Hotels for more than €800m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
As private equity funds evolve, they will increasingly need the guts to be considered sustainable companies. By Joshua Herrenkohl
10 min read · 22 January 2013
As competition increases in Shanghai and Beijing, second-tier markets are the toast of China—and cities like Qingdao and Hangzhou are turning into the next hot hotel markets. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 22 January 2013
For the first time, PERE commemorates the people, firms and deals that shaped the past year in the global private equity real estate industry. And what a year it was.
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Citigroup Property Investors raised €1.6 billion for its debut European real estate fund last year. Here Roger Orf, who runs the firm's European arm, explains Citigroup's strategy, his 30-year career in real estate and that model train on his desk. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based private equity firm has made nearly six times its equity on the sale of a office and retail development in Munich.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
After paying £470m for the club, George Gillett and Tom Hicks are prepared to build a new stadium for Liverpool.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
