In our final Friday Letter of the year, we select 10 things that happened in the private real estate investment universe during the last 12 months that we believe were indicative of things to come in the next 12.
5 min read · 19 December 2014
The London-based real estate investment firm exceeded its initial fundraising target by 60 percent, and plans to launch another, much larger fund next year.
2 min read · 18 December 2014
The New York firm has bought The Atrium in the Irish capital for its BREP Europe IV fund.
2 min read · 17 December 2014
The New York-based capital advisory firm has hired the 29-year industry veteran from CBRE Global Investors, where he was CIO and chairman in Europe.
1 min read · 16 December 2014
The venture includes Manulife’s sale of majority interests in two trophy office buildings to Allianz.
2 min read · 16 December 2014
PERE's sister publication Real Estate Capital is thinking about The Bank of England’s stress testing of the UK banking system. It says the test has exposed The Co-operative Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide’s real estate loan books as being volatile in the case of a severe economic downturn.
4 min read · 16 December 2014
Korea’s preeminent state investor has completed a rare state fund-to-state fund sale, offloading 8 Canada Square in London’s Canary Wharf, to the Qatar Investment Authority.
2 min read · 15 December 2014
The New York-based private equity real estate firm also has made its first platform investment with the $1 billion acquisition of a UK fund manager and its assets.
3 min read · 15 December 2014
SC Capital Partners, the Singapore-based private equity real estate firm, has held a final closing for its fourth pan-Asia opportunity fund on $850 million.
2 min read · 12 December 2014
Largest equity raise ever for the Paris-based firm as it closes on €820 million of fresh commitments for its core Logistis platform.
2 min read · 10 December 2014
