Europe

Round Hill appoints US operations head

Rob Reiskin has joined the London-based firm after five years at Heitman.

Carlyle hires Blackstone MD for Euro RE – Exclusive

Carlyle's Europe real estate head, Peter Stoll, who used to work for Blackstone, has hired Marc-Antoine Bouyer from his old firm to focus on acquisitions.

M7 in record €175m first closing for Fund IV

In a single closing, the London-based real estate investment management firm has already raised €50m more for its fourth fund than the entire amount raised for its predecessor.

Standard Life to re-open UK fund next month

The Edinburgh-based real estate investment management platform of UK insurer Standard Life has offered more precise guidance of when it plans to re-open the open-ended UK retail property fund which it shuttered following the Brexit vote.

Angelo Gordon adds capital raising expertise with UK hire

The New York-based alternatives investment firm has hired former Willis Towers Watson executive, Damien Loveday, as managing director.

AXA IM bolsters Asia presence with Eureka buy

The real estate subsidiary of French insurance giant AXA has made its most significant foray in the region so far with the acquisition of one of Australia’s biggest private real estate investment managers.

RMPI Railpen hires Aviva Investors’ Rule

The UK railways pension scheme manager, which looks after 500,000 pensions, has appointed Aviva Investors’ fund manager Anna Rule as head of property to increase its in-house property investment capabilities.

Standard Life, Henderson to lift fund suspensions in Q4

The decisions mean all seven UK firms which suspended trading on their UK property funds following Brexit have now either lifted the gating or announced when the vehicles will reopen.

Compenswiss lines up non-core fund investments

The investment arm for Switzerland’s three federal social security funds has put out RFPs for value-add and opportunistic mandates in the US, Europe, Asia and globally.

Standard Life in second close of Euro fund at €237m

Following the closing for the third fund of its Euro Club fund series, the Edinburgh-based asset management arm of insurer Standard Life has brought fundraising for the series to approximately €1 billion.