This week saw the EXPO REAL 2010 property show in Munich, Germany, bluster along. Here are some key takeaways:
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Centerbridge Properties, Paulson & Co and the Blackstone Group have acquired the hotel group for $3.9bn
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The real estate fund manager has invested £16.7m in the development of a waste-to-biomass power plant in Cambridgeshire, England.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Belgian presidency has proposed a five-year dual approach to the AIFM's third country rules, in an attempt to find harmony on one of the pending directive's most hotly contested issues.
4 min read · 24 January 2013
The Belgian presidency has offered a five-year dual approach to the AIFM's proposed third country rules, in an attempt to find harmony between competing EU Parliament and Council proposals.
4 min read · 24 January 2013
The London-based real estate investment management firm has acquired the property fund management division of Close Brothers, which is seeking to concentrate on its core businesses.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The move by Dallas-based firm Invesco comes hot on the heels of hotel specialist Azure Properties which said it was in discussions with major private equity groups and commercial real estate funds on a joint venture to acquire up €1.1bn of hospitality assets
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The buyout firm, which took the Japanese bank private in 2008, is reportedly looking for an additional investor to come on board. The capital could be used to ease debt repayments, sources told Reuters.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Eddie Izzard, patron of the Marathon of Marathons, explains how to keep on running through the pain. After his extraordinary 43 Marathons in 51 days, he should know better than anyone.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The German insurer, which is aiming to increase global real estate investment from €17bn to €30 billion over the next few years, blames ‘lack of market’ for hampering efforts to reach its targets quickly.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
