Landmark status 2006-07-01 Staff Writer The Great Pyramid of Giza, the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built, by the most widely accepted archaeological accounts, for the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops and completed around 2560 BC. Though experts differ wildly on the number of laborers
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Developers gone wild 2006-06-01 Staff Writer The island in the Bahamas that is now home to the Atlantis resort was once called Hog Island by British colonialists. Rather than world-famous waterslides and New York-based sushi restaurants, however, the Brits used it as a pig farm. When supermarket heir Hunting
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Private equity and real estate investors have acquired a UK private hospital operator for £2.2 bn.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House has launched its second vehicle aimed at pre-IPO and IPO opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
As capital continues to flow into private equity real estate, GPs are gaining the upper hand in negotiating the terms of their fund documents—but that doesn't mean LPs are staying quiet. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 23 January 2013
THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-03-01 Staff Writer <strong>RETAIL A new era for Nigerian shoppers</strong><br /> No one said building a world-class shopping center in a third-world country was going to be easy. And in Nigeria, where a corrupt government, violence and crumbling infrastructure have p
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With its significant growth, healthy demographics and strong liquidity, real estate investors are turning their attention to the Middle East—and finding value across the region. By Aaron Lovell
7 min read · 23 January 2013
Europa's second fund will continue its strategy of focusing on refurbishment and development across Europe.
6 min read · 23 January 2013
Founder & chief executive officer Cherokee Investment Partners
5 min read · 23 January 2013
Hope – and the world's tallest building – springs eternal in the welcoming sands of Dubai.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
