European private equity firm Doughty Hanson has completed its eleventh purchase for its €590 million ($801 million) Doughty Hanson & Co European Real Estate II fund.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Florida-based firm joins several other high-profile private equity firms that have cut back on staff to control costs amid recession, including Blackstone and Carlyle. Sun invested alongside Lubert-Adler in US retailer Mervyns, which last year filed for bankruptcy.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The UK property company belonging to the Duke of Westminster has appointed Andrew Bibby as CEO of its US activities. Earlier last year, Grosvenor US said it had reversed an investment freeze on the residential sector following the credit crunch.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The South Asian nation saw a 45% drop in total deal value and a 24% decline in the total number of deals announced in 2008 compared to 2007. More than a third of all deals were in the real estate sector.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Jon Halpern, head of real estate at New York-based alternative asset manager Marathon Asset Management, is among five professionals to be made partner.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
London & Stamford, the Aim-listed property investment company founded by British market veterans Raymond Mould and Patrick Vaughan, has exchanged contracts on its first purchase since the pair floated the company more than a year ago.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Italian banking giant is selling and leasing back a large operating portfolio but is keeping a stake in a fund that will own the properties.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the Asia and rest of world awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
10 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the European awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
9 min read · 21 January 2013
Though some GPs argue that absolute returns matter most, an industry index allowing anyone to benchmark the performance of value-added and opportunity funds has finally arrived. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
6 min read · 21 January 2013
