While some investment managers continue to thrash out ideas to rework the traditional fund model, other folk at this week’s MIPIM paid more attention to fresh and innovative methods of matching capital with deals.
3 min read · 14 March 2014
Ellis Short, the former principal at Lone Star, has raised $1.5bn in just five months for his new firm’s European real estate debt investment fund and is thought to have another $1bn of capital commitments competing for the remaining $500 million of units.
2 min read · 14 March 2014
The focus of INREV’s seminar at this year’s MIPIM conference was firmly on finding a suitable middle ground between investors and their managers when determining discretion.
3 min read · 12 March 2014
Fundraising activity and deals are ‘skewing away’ from core and core-plus to higher-returning strategies, attendees of the PERE panel heard.
4 min read · 12 March 2014
The San Francisco-based private real estate firm, launched last year by ex-Presidio founders Jack Berquist and Desi Co, has combined with UK-based Lakestar Capital.
3 min read · 12 March 2014
The London-headquartered asset manager also has hired Lynn Gilbert from Renshaw Bay to lead origination activity.
1 min read · 11 March 2014
The sovereign wealth fund has made a commitment of up to £200 million to Fizzy Living, more than doubling the firm’s capitalization.
2 min read · 11 March 2014
The company's current chief investment officer Rob Wilkinson is promoted to CEO to replace Christian Delaire who is joining Generali
1 min read · 07 March 2014
In buying 55 properties in a transaction valued at £550m, Legal & General Property has completed one of the biggest portfolio investments in the UK since the global financial crisis.
2 min read · 06 March 2014
Returning founder is to take on fundraising and transaction duties to free up company CEO David Neil to focus on strategy .
2 min read · 06 March 2014
