TV personality Merv Griffin, producer of game show hits like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, has always been a big real estate investors—now, he’s looking to get bigger.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The real estate and investment advisory business of Prudential Financial has won a beauty contest to help develop senior living communities in the UK.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based private equity firm has further strengthened its presence in Asia by naming as senior advisors the president of Lenovo Group and the vice chairman of China Netcom Group.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Dallas-based consultancy and investment management firm Hawkeye Partners is beefing up its staff with three new hires.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Danish investment firm Sparinvest has closed its fund of funds on $640m, which will invest in property vehicles around the world.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Enter the Frontier 2007-01-01 Staff Writer A <italic>PERE</italic> staffer once overheard an instructive real estate truism that is equally helpful in framing any discussion of investment in “frontier” markets.<br /> <br /> The scene: Manhattan, West Village, a young woman walking o
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Racing development 2007-01-01 Staff Writer The Brooklands motor racing circuit in Surrey, England has played a central role in the history of racing. When British entrepreneur Hugh Fortescue Locke-King first built the site in 1907, it included the world's first banked motor race circuit. It was also the seco
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Massive sporting events on the horizon in Beijing and Delhi are shining a spotlight on the underserved hospitality sector in Asia. Private equity real estate GPs are already checking in to this opportunity. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 22 January 2013
With a pressing need for higher returns and greater diversification, labor union pension funds – commonly called Taft-Hartley plans – are slowly making moves toward private equity real estate. By Eva Poon
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Morocco is building lasting ties to Europe and the Middle East. A growing number of real estate investors are flocking to the country in an attempt to ride an expected rising tide of wealth. But poverty and regressive tenant laws present real challenges. Robin Marriott reports from Casablanca.
9 min read · 22 January 2013
