Over the past few years, retail has become a popular target for private equity and property investors alike, providing all manner of opportunity—and risk—for shop-savvy investors. By Aaron Lovell
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer, Contrarian Capital is a multi-strategy hedge fund focused on distressed opportunities. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm currently has over $4 billion in funds under management, including the Contrarian Real Estate Fund, which has a $250 million capacity. Here, Tenzer, who oversees the firm's real estate platform, speaks about Contrarian's focus on distress, the difficulty of finding opportunities in today's market and why every dog has his day.
4 min read · 23 January 2013
Demand for condominiums is faltering across the US as speculators exit the market. Can private equity real estate firms pick up the pieces? By Alison Granito
8 min read · 23 January 2013
Italy's non-performing loan market rolls on while investors wait for a new wave of distressed real estate assets. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 23 January 2013
Distressed real estate opportunities may not be as ubiquitous as in the past, but savvy property investors know that something is always going badly somewhere—you just have to know where to look.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
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
As LPs get comfortable with Asian property, IL&FS closes one of the largest commingled vehicles focused on the subcontinent.
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 AIM has become the market of choice for real estate companies focused on Central and Eastern Europe. Can they all stay afloat? By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 23 January 2013
