Desmond Taljaard, who has been with Starwood Capital for six and a half years and once served as global head of real estate at Hilton International, is branching out with a company of his own called Mildmay Capital to invest in hotel assets across northern Europe.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Morgan Laughlin takes up his new position leading the real estate investment management business of Pramerica Real Estate Investors after leaving Grosvenor Fund Management last October.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The threat of a banking collapse in Cyprus has had fund managers reaching for the telephones in a hurry this week.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
The $72.8 billion pension plan has approved an investment to Blackstone's new Asia-focused vehicle. It also announced an update to its real estate secondary offering.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
The real estate investment and advisory group has acquired nine service stations from a special purpose vehicle formerly controlled by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz.
1 min read · 27 August 2013
The $49.7 billion pension plan’s most recent real estate commitments are intended to help it reach a 40 percent to 50 percent allocation target to the risk strategy over the long term.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Chancellor George Osborne said in his budget speech Wednesday the government will ‘make changes to limited partnerships to more effectively accommodate their use for private equity investments’.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
Having sorted out redemptions for certain investors, the Asian real estate investment business of Pramerica Investment Management is ready to haul more capital for its S$3 billion open-ended Asia retail fund, Pramerica AsiaRetail.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
America’s largest pension plan has embarked on a new partnership with Bentall Kennedy that could significantly increase its industrial portfolio over the next five years. The first deal on behalf of the separate account closed last week.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
In continuing its plan to reduce its exposure to non-core assets, the London-based banking giant is considering the sale of another €650 million worth of Irish real estate loans.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
