Auckland-based Du Val Group is seeking to raise nearly $1bn from Asian investors for its first blind pool, commingled funds. The firm plans to raise two funds which will target real estate investments in New Zealand and Australia.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Forum Partners Investment Management has appointed Wei Wang, Ken Aoyama and Ashwin Shetty for roles in China, Japan and India respectively.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Ed Greene, who led the Asia business for placement agent CP Eaton Partners, has now launched his own firm. Starting with nine staff, Diamond Dragon Advisors is to advise on sectors including real estate, private equity, real assets and hedge funds.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The US-headquartered gatekeeper and fund of funds manager is looking to source new managers in the Asia-Pacific region and expand its client base. It has based itself in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Latin American and African funds have already exceeded 2009 fundraising totals.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Mark Burton, the former real estate chief investment officer at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) has taken up an advisory role at the newly-established real estate advisory board at Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the capital of Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Harvard University is reportedly in advanced talks to sell underlying investments in around six US-focused real estate funds to China sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Mumbai-based alternative investment firm, IL&FS Investment Managers is to bolt management of $400 million of assets onto its books after approving the takeover of rival Saffron Asset Advisors. A merger would be the first significant consolidation in India’s private equity real estate market since the global economic crisis.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The firm has reinforced its team with two new hires from Citigroup and will make investments in India's real estate space from existing funds.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The global private equity firm has raised almost half of its target for the Carlyle Beijing RMB fund.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
