Morgan Stanley’s $2.7bn haul for its ninth global opportunity fund is significantly lower than the series’ biggest fundraising. But given how close it came to extinction, the series is moving in the right direction.
3 min read · 05 January 2018
Investors will continue a flight to security as political stability remains a chief concern but the fog of Brexit should reveal a path ahead, forecasts David Seymour, real estate partner, at the law firm Ropes & Gray.
3 min read · 28 December 2017
Whether its rejecting New York because of Trump or favouring London despite Brexit, Middle Eastern high net worth individuals and family offices will consider factors beyond property fundamentals when considering investments, writes Faisal Durrani, partner and head of research at London-based real estate property services firm Cluttons.
4 min read · 27 December 2017
Anne Gales, founding partner at Capital advisory firm Threadmark sees four strategies in Europe that should resonate with investors and managers keen to minimise risk next year.
3 min read · 26 December 2017
As Greystar, the US’s largest rental housing company, continues to expand internationally, executive managing director Wes Fuller says he expects more interest from both investors and residents in purpose-designed professionally-managed rental housing.
2 min read · 26 December 2017
The firm’s new chief executive, Nick Cook, is eyeing an expansion of its geographic footprint and the launch of new development funds.
3 min read · 20 December 2017
Around a quarter of the French firm’s latest vehicle has been deployed, offering an average coupon of more than 5%.
2 min read · 20 December 2017
Patrizia’s supersonic year of growth finishes with the €7.8bn capture of the London-based pan-Europe-focused private equity real estate firm.
3 min read · 19 December 2017
Founder Nick Weber said the firm, which purchased Paris’s largest hotel last year for €365m, has bet on some large institutional assets with opportunities to generate higher returns.
2 min read · 14 December 2017
The Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based real estate investment manager’s initial round of fundraising for the vehicle will include commitments from GIC and New Mexico SIC.
2 min read · 14 December 2017
