The JV consolidates two of the UK’s student accommodation brands; iQ, owned by the Wellcome Trust, and Prodigy Living, owned by Goldman Sachs and Greystar.
2 min read · 20 January 2016
At the same time, the London-based property fund and asset management firm has used capital from the fund to make four acquisitions for €130 million.
1 min read · 19 January 2016
The Paris-based firm has now invested €1 billion across sixteen assets behalf of its Logistis Fund last year meaning it has allocated 80 percent of the fund’s investment capacity.
1 min read · 19 January 2016
The global investment firm's acquisition of stakes in at least six funds comes a month after it held final close on its latest real estate vehicle.
2 min read · 19 January 2016
Investing via emerging managers can be labor-intensive, says Brian Schneider, co-CIO and co-head of the Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Real Estate group, but the pros outweigh the cons.
3 min read · 18 January 2016
The Paris-based asset manager has hired Agnès Riban to lead the firm’s expansion into value-add/opportunistic investment strategies.
1 min read · 18 January 2016
The UK insurer has sold the remaining assets in UK PIF, its £300m core/core-plus 2010-vintage vehicle.
2 min read · 18 January 2016
The deal marks the first overseas investment of Denmark’s largest pension fund in the hospitality sector.
1 min read · 18 January 2016
This week BVK and Hines established a €1.3 billion war chest aimed at investing in European high street properties. Their strategy is less of a surprise than you might think.
2 min read · 15 January 2016
Paris-based private equity group Ardian has named Allianz’s former chief executive as senior advisor and chairman of its investment committee.
2 min read · 15 January 2016
