Over the past six years, Mark Newman and Gerald Parkes have both run the European arm of Lehman Brothers' private equity real estate operations. Here the duo talk about the investment bank's silo-free model, their strong commitment to long-term partnerships and why investing in real estate is a lot like playing golf. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 23 January 2013
In a country better known for secret bank accounts and Rolex watches, Switzerland is now attracting investors keen on retail.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
As real estate investment trusts expand throughout Asia, they're bringing more investors to the region—and more transparency. By Aaron Lovell
5 min read · 23 January 2013
Niam, the largest specialist private equity real estate firm in northern Europe, has appointed a new chief executive.
5 min read · 23 January 2013
The Texas-based private equity firm has bought the previously unaffiliated Lone Star Steakhouse chain for $600m.
4 min read · 23 January 2013
The Chicago-based real estate firm has added a point man in its Los Angeles office to focus on acquisitions in the western US.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Denver-based KSL Capital, a former KKR affiliate, has raised more than $1 bn for its first standalone real estate fund.
5 min read · 23 January 2013
As legal and economic reforms transform Mexico's property market, that giant sucking sound you hear may be real estate investors crossing the border. By Paul Fruchbom
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Castles in the sky 2006-09-01 Staff Writer Viewers of Sky television are probably more interested in watching Premiership football matches than anything else, but increasingly the company has been branching out.<br /> <br /> The pay-TV giant , which is one-third owned by Rupert Murdoch's News C
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The horror, the horror 2006-09-01 Staff Writer The Overlook Hotel, the isolated Colorado retreat which formed the backdrop for Jack Nicholson and his family in the 1980 film version of <italic>The Shining</italic>, probably would have made a decent investment for a private equity real estate firm
2 min read · 23 January 2013
