The McLean, Virginia-based firm also confirms the sale of a portfolio of residential and commercial properties in Berlin to Corestate.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Internos Real Investors, the London-based real estate investment firm, has achieved new lettings in Europe over the last six months totalling 84,600 square metres. The firm has also achieved 190,700 square metres of lease renewals across its portfolio.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The global asset management and advisory firm aims to ramp up direct investments in Latin America, including clean energy infrastructure deals.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The UK’s £3.9bn pension lifeboat, which earlier this year created a 20% allocation to alternatives, will hire managers to run a credit strategy within the alternatives carve-out.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
DTZ Investment Management, the real estate investment management arm of global property services firm DTZ, is preparing its first Asia real estate fund ahead of a September launch.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Of the $179bn of assets managed last year by the world’s top 50 infrastructure funds, $109bn – or about 61% – correspond to mandates on behalf of pension funds, reports a survey by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Macquarie manages the largest amount of pension assets of all alternative asset class managers, at $52bn.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Amsterdam-based fund of funds has appointed Morag Beers, previously TCN international portfolio strategist; Maarten Vermeulen, a former Protego director, and Lionel Low, formerly with ARA Managers.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Two of Eaton Partners’ former European fundraisers have set up London-based placement agent Threadmark.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Washington-based The Carlyle Group has made its first UK acquisitions since 2008 with the £671m purchase of six office assets in London. The investment was made from its €2.2 billion Carlyle European Real Estate Partners III fund.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Pedro Aznar, head of Warburg Pincus’ European real estate activities, is joining the new alternatives firm set up by Zoe Cruz, the former co-president of Morgan Stanley
2 min read · 24 January 2013