A new fundraising bar has been set for private real estate strategies in Africa after the London-based private equity firm corralled more than $500 million from investors for its third fund.
2 min read · 01 June 2016
PERE met up with Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the chairman of the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) and son of long-serving Angolan president, Jose Eduardo dos Santo, to hear about its investment strategy and in particular its real estate focus.
3 min read · 20 May 2016
The Sub-Saharan real estate investment manager has held a first close on just under $250 million.
1 min read · 10 March 2016
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has made its first commitment to African real estate, backing the Sub-Saharan development strategies of the region’s two largest firms, Actis and RMB Westport.
3 min read · 02 March 2016
The indirect investment arm of the British property firm has committed $30 million to RMB Westport’s second sub-Saharan real estate opportunistic fund.
2 min read · 10 February 2016
Despite being beset by macroeconomic issues, Middle East and Africa still offer significant investment potential, heard delegates at the PERE Growth Forum
3 min read · 10 December 2015
The Ikeja City Mall has been sold to an Africa-focused shopping center REIT and a Johannesburg-listed real estate capital growth fund.
2 min read · 17 November 2015
RMB Westport’s launching of a private real estate fund that would be sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest is testament to the idea institutions are today looking beyond the region’s macroeconomics.
3 min read · 18 September 2015
The team behind the RMB Westport Real Estate Development Fund have hit the fundraising trail again for an offering nearly double the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 15 September 2015
The London-headquartered global investment firm has now raised $150 million for its Africa-focused real estate fund.
2 min read · 12 August 2015
