Despite stormy conditions across the global economy, delegates found refuge at the PERE Global Investor Forum in Amsterdam this week.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The New Delhi-based firm is expected to reach its $500m target for its second real estate opportunity fund, Red Fort India Real Estate Fund II, by the end of the year thanks to a mix of repeat investors and new capital sources.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
London-based Longbow Real Estate Capital has held a final closing on its Longbow UK Real Estate Debt Investments II fund and has also appointed ex-Aberdeen Asset Management managing director David Hunter as chairman.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Asia-focused private equity real estate firm has taken just two weeks to hold a first closing of $60m for its third Asia opportunity fund, Real Estate Capital Asia Partners III.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Denmark-based manager won commitments from Danish institutional investors, including PKA, PenSam and Laerernes Pension, for its latest global fund of funds offering.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The consultancy firm has hired Peter Lewis to lead its US real estate research team. He formerly headed up the $2.5 billion portfolio of insurer Liberty Mutual Group.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York private equity firm has set up a five- year fund with Sino-Ocean Land into which both parties are putting $70m.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Rahul Ghai has been hired by the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank having previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank, Istitmar, and Jones Lang LaSalle.
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The Chicago-based real estate investment management firm, which has made a name for itself building up companies in Brazil and Mexico, is now expanding its Latin American presence to Colombia.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Milestone Capital Advisors managing director and chief executive officer Ved Prakash Arya, who died yesterday morning following a freak accident, will be cherished for his brief but hugely successful entrepreneurial exploits.
3 min read · 18 January 2013