Citing 'exceptional client demand' for its initial foray into infrastructure, the institutional asset manager may seek to raise a second fund in 2009.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Mediterranean-focused private equity real estate firm is progressing investment in its flagship Venus Rock project by agreeing that Nikki Beach will operate part of it.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Towering equity 2008-11-01 Staff Writer When Colonel Robert McCormick announceWhen Colonel Robert McCormick announced in 1922 a competition to design the most “beautiful office building in the world,” in which to house the headquarters of the Tribune Company, architects from across the world scrambled to off
3 min read · 22 January 2013
$57bn raised to date 2008-11-01 Staff Writer Global fundsBlackstone Real Estate Partners VIThe Blackstone GroupNew YorkGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$900Apr-08Equity International Fund IVEquity International PropertiesChicagoGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$500Feb-08Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners IIILehman Brother
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The personality-driven construction sector in India has been undergoing a period of profound change. The net beneficiaries of this change may be foreign private equity real estate firms, who bring with them badly needed capital. But partnering with an Indian developer is not a straightforward affair. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity real estate professionals rose above the gloom at two industry events last month. At PREA in Chicago and Expo Real in Munich, they argued 2009 would be full of opportunity.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
As limited partners open up their real estate allocations to the emerging markets, developing countries in Asia are at the top of the list, with China and India of particular interest. By Eva Poon
9 min read · 22 January 2013
For the past 15 years, Pierre Vaquier has toiled for the property arm of French insurer and asset manager AXA. But it is only since 2007 that he has been in charge. PERE recently caught up with the chief executive of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, with its €43 billion of assets, staff of 500 and dizzying array of property funds, to hear about how Vaquier plans to further grow an already sizeable organisation. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Following an infusion from the German government and the departure of its CEO, many European and US property investors are worried that one of the last stalwarts of lending has been severely hobbled.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Equity International is known for its investments in emerging markets. However, distress caused by the credit market dislocation is now prompting the Chicago-based firm to seriously consider investments in mature markets, such as Japan, for the first time. By Zoe Hughes
3 min read · 22 January 2013
