Goldman Sachs' Whitehall platform has become among the most dominant players in global property investment, raising billions and executing deals in an inimitable Goldman fashion. The firm is so opaque that even its own PPMs contain no fund-level performance data. Investors who sign on as limited partners gain access to the immense Whitehall footprint, but pay what many view to be a dizzying array of fees for the privilege. PERE goes inside an enviable franchise that its rivals have at times called ‘The Evil Empire.’ By Robin Marriott and Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Kim Ho-Shik, the ousted former president of South Korea's $230bn National Pension Service, has joined the advisory board of the Singapore-based real estate investment firm.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The growth story of the summer has been in Asia, with many firms opening new offices and making hires to manage the rapidly increasing amount of capital dedicated to the East. The type of structures and personnel they are choosing says much about their strategy going forward. By Dave Keating
6 min read · 22 January 2013
As hedge funds increasingly look to property investment, one real estate investment banker discusses five common mistakes—and how to avoid them. By Paul Fried
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Recent Australian private equity real estate deals like Investa Properties and Multiplex have put property on the map Down Under. Could domestic investors be losing the country's best opportunities to foreign firms? By Dave Keating
9 min read · 22 January 2013
Pamodzi has unveiled the largest private equity fund in South African history and plans to use the $1.3bn vehicle to invest in infrastructure related to the mining sector.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Westport Capital Partners has made two acquisitions in the US healthcare market this summer—joining a slew of other private equity firms that are pumping capital into the sector.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Four Food Groups 2008-09-01 Staff Writer <strong>RESIDENTIAL<br /> Living large</strong><br /> Singapore's Orchard Road, known throughout the world for its shopping malls, will soon be home to a new 56-story luxury residential building. The complex, known as The Orchard Residences,
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The US private equity firm is raising its first India-dedicated real estate fund, following a significant allocation in India from its previous $2.5 billion global fund.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The firm has completed fundraising for the opportunity vehicle, which will focus chiefly on Japan, China and South Korea.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
