Ernst & Young’s Dean Hodcroft says it is hard to argue that the real estate sector can ‘live’ without the private equity and opportunity funds. PERE Magazine December 2009- January 2010 issue
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The UK student accommodation operator says it has already received £133 million from major third party institutional investors to aide its expansion
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Voting is now open for the fourth annual readers’ poll hosted by PERENews.com and PERE magazine. Who will clinch industry figure of the year? Which firm mattered the most in 2009?
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Buyers from the US, Lebanon, Oman, Korea, Libya and Ireland are among the cast of non UK players that make up the vast majority of those currently investing in real estate in central London.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The two firms are looking to carve out the gaming operations of Italian-listed leisure group Snai at the same time that Blackstone is reportedly vying to take control of Gala Coral.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Pension scheme allocation to the asset class has halved in the last year, according to the latest survey by the NAPF.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The latest draft of the EU’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive would apply to private equity real estate, private equity and venture managers both large and small.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
In its Outlook 2010 briefing, UK-listed asset manager Aberdeen Asset Management, says given the rise of equities this year and general continued economic uncertainly, a ‘degree of diversification’ into real estate markets seems to be an attractive proposition.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Swiss-based Corestate Capital has appointed Mark Wössner, 71, to help advise on acquisitions and restructuring non-performing loans.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
If the hiring market picks up, more funds may want to consider annual vesting provisions to reward better-performing employees and to hold on to senior executives.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
