In the same week as it agreed to buy a 21 percent stake in Morgan Stanley for $9bn, Mitsubishi has struck a deal to buy a minority stake in Aberdeen. It gives the Japanese bank exclusive rights to market Aberdeen’s products in Japan, while providing Aberdeen with a fresh well of equity in the world’s second largest pension market.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Canada’s retirement system is fuelling property investment abroad despite the credit crunch, with lowly-geared pension funds looking to pick up bargains in Europe, according to a report.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A UK property investment firm has secured a commitment from the BP Pension fund to invest in multi-let property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The 100-square miles of Washington DC is considered one of the, if not the, most stable, real estate market in the US. What many consider to be a primarily core market though has many private equity real estate firms racing to invest. Zoe Hughes discovers why America's capital is proving so dynamic.
8 min read · 22 January 2013
Having been through two property crises in the past 20 years, Sweden could be about to enter another difficult part of its history. Robin Marriott takes the temperature of a country that has attracted legions of foreign investors in recent years and discovers the heat has gone.
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Environmental impact may be a nebulous concept for some investors, but it is something that needs to be costed by private equity real estate firms. Robin Marriott examines how carbon footprints, sustainability and energy efficiency are having an effect on environmental due diligence.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Sustainable or ‘green’ development has been a buzz word in private equity real estate in recent years. Now, as in Europe, where green investments have been going strong for the past two decades, the concept is being espoused across all property sectors in the US. As Eva Poon discovers, it's more than just a passing fad.
10 min read · 22 January 2013
What does the bankruptcy of its parent company mean for Lehman Brothers Private Equity, the powerful private equity real estate firm that just closed a $3.2 billion fund? Those close to the firm predict a bright future but an uncertain near future. By Zoe Hughes
6 min read · 22 January 2013
It may be under very different circumstances, but Mike Bryant is returning to the debt arena to help GE capitalize on opportunities in Europe and Asia.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Last month, under-pressure German property company IVG Immobilien decided to keep an energy storage business but sell its sites to a newly established fund for €1.7 billion. It wasn't enough to keep shareholders happy.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
