Apollo Management now has the financing in place to launch its £1 billion bid for UK estate agency chain Countrywide.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK-based placement agent has hired Clive Norton as a managing director.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The newly formed firm has invested a quarter of its debut private equity real estate fund.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Following the exit of Vornado Realty Trust from the bidding, Equity Office’s shareholders have given the green light to the largest private equity deal to date by approving Blackstone’s offer of $39bn. The deal includes a Blackstone equity check of $3.75bn.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Swiss RE is selling the London landmark in the most expensive single office transaction ever in the UK.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US investment firm becomes the second company this year to close on a fund of funds vehicle targeting the European property markets.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A trio of private equity firms could mount a €13bn bid for the supermarket chain partly using property to finance a deal.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Inside one of London's most striking towers, four European bankers recently gathered to discuss the liquidity in the debt markets, the requests of their clients and why Europe is more sophisticated than the US. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Long an international pariah, Libya is increasingly being talked about as a potential destination for real estate investors. Though it may take time before private equity real estate firms can invest there, the market is slowly opening up. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 22 January 2013
Since the beginning of Dubai's construction boom, the affordable housing sector has often been overlooked. But as the luxury market looks set for a correction, middle-income housing could replace yesterday's extravagance. By Sonal Rupani
6 min read · 22 January 2013
