The New York firm has asked Trent Vichie of Macquarie Securities to lead Blackstone’s newly unveiled developed-infrastructure business. Vichie, an Australian national, was instrumental in the Chicago Skyway transaction, a landmark US toll road privatization.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Investors from outside Europe, including private equity real estate firms, could be affected by an amendment to Germany's Foreign Trade Act approved today. The ruling is aimed at sovereign wealth funds but lawyers say it complicates private equity-style investing.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Reflecting the continued interest in taking real estate funds public, AXA Asia Pacific has announced it is planning to list its Australian property fund later this year.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The international property investor is seeking to raise $350m for a US opportunity fund and more than $200m for a vehicle targeting both the US and Europe.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
ICICI Bank, parent company of ICICI Venture, plans to set up its debut fund, stepping onto its private equity arm's terrain for the first time.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York firm has asked Macquarie Securities' Trent Vichie to lead its newly unveiled developed-infrastructure business. Vichie, an Australian national, was instrumental in the Chicago Skyway transaction, a landmark US toll road privatisation.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US’s largest pension fund is to increase its infrastructure allocation to 3 percent, or $8.3 billion, over the next two years.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New Delhi-based developer is reportedly in advanced talks with several private equity funds to sell stakes in its special economic zone projects.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A report by PCA to the $234bn California pension fund has highlighted China and India as the most attractive emerging markets in which to invest. The pension will next week consider backing calls to allocate significantly more capital to emerging markets over the next decade.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
India’s largest public company has partnered with the New York-based real estate investment firm to acquire retail shopping centers across India.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
