Ernst & Young veteran Howard Roth will lead the firm’s global real estate practice, succeeding Dale Reiss who retired in June this year. The group is focusing in the near term on infrastructure, sustainable investing, the credit dislocation and new reporting standards.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
With so much of the mainstream press bemoaning the decline in m&a activity, it is heartening to hear of those pursuing alternative strategies for making money.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Canadian privately-owned real estate investor, RealStar Group, is entering into private equity real estate territory by seeking to raise a €300 million opportunity fund to acquire assets in both the UK and Continental Europe.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Bahrain-based investment firm is investing in China’s alternative energy sector through its joint venture with India’s Tanti Group. The deal is Arcapita’s first in China.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The ratings agency has highlighted the need for strong management that can manage liquidity in a new report.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds has invested in Africa Capital Alliance, one of six private equity funds to receive $150m from the firm.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Mark Preston succeeds Jeremy Newsum as chief executive officer of British property group Grosvenor, owned by the Duke of Westminster. Preston was former head of the firm’s UK operations and fund management business.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Boston-based real estate investment firm appoints former Invesco executive Ben Maudling to lead its operations in Central and Eastern Europe. Taurus president Peter Merrigan says the firm is also planning new offices in Peru and Greece.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Following its first deal in the UK, the firm has made the first purchase through its joint venture with Scius Partners, investing €40m in a retail park outside Stockholm.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The pair of investors have sold the largest shopping center in Southeast Finland to a fund managed by Aberdeen Property Investors.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
