In the effort to improve returns, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund sharply increased its allocation to 'long-term investments', including real estate.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The real estate investment arm of the global bank is committing about $175 million of equity in a development project in central Mumbai in one of the final transactions out of its MSREF VII Global opportunistic fund.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Singapore-based property developer and fund manager and CIMB Group, Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, have collected the first round of capital commitments for their second Malaysia-focused real estate fund.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Chicago-based firm has raised $192 million in a first closing for its LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund IV but reduced its fundraising target to $500 million from $750 million, according to a note to investors obtained by PERE this month. It has enjoyed comparatively more success raising $431 million for its third Japanese logistics fund.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The New York-based private equity and real estate giant is shifting away from a heavy US focus and pursuing more real estate opportunities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The firm also held a final close for its latest real estate debt fund.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The $2.6 trillion pension industry in China is expected to invest $114 billion offshore by 2015 but only 10 percent of that is predicted to go to real estate, according to research firm Z-Ben Advisors.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The China-focused real estate fund manager has announced its first deal, a $44 million residential investment, on behalf of its debut fund, which closed last year.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Chicago-based real estate investment firm has closed Harrison Street Real Estate Partners IV with $750 million in commitments, exceeding its original target of $600 million.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Beijing-based private equity real estate firm has made its second investment in the US property market on behalf of high net worth individuals in a sign that rich Chinese individuals are warming to multi-asset funds overseas.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The Singapore-listed logistics real estate developer has just signed a deal with BMW to develop an 807,000-square-foot distribution center in Shanghai for the car company.
2 min read · 28 August 2013