ROBERT-JAN TEL 2008-05-01 Staff Writer The “billion euro man” controls Europe's largest real estate fund of funds having reached the landmark equity at TKP Pensioen Real Estate Fonds (TREF) this year after seven years of operation. That's significant cash and Robert-Jan Tel decides which fund managers to inv
2 min read · 22 January 2013
MARCUS SIMPSON 2008-05-01 Staff Writer GPs take note: Marcus Simpson is the guy to know in Australia. Marcus Simpson heads global private equity at the A$70 billion ($65.8 billion; €41.5 billion) institutional funds manager QIC, originally known as Queensland Investment Corporation. Established in 1991 and o
2 min read · 22 January 2013
PETER PEREIRA-GRAY 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Recently elevated to the position of deputy chief investment officer at charity The Wellcome Trust, Peter Pereira-Gary still remains at the heart of property investment. The charity is viewed by industry participants as being an “important player” in European real e
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Hermann Aukamp 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Hermann Aukamp has been one of the leading investors for German pension funds investing internationally. His long, successful experience investing and developing property in Germany allows him to discern the good from the bad when it comes to oversees property manag
1 min read · 22 January 2013
After almost 20 years investing for private high-net-worth clients, famed Irish property firm Quinlan Private has moved into private equity style fund management. Chief executive officer Olan Cremin and chief financial officer Ronan O'Donoghue tell PERE how the asset manager has become institutionalized. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The new fund has been established by US hedge fund Fursa, Indian infrastructure financing company SREI and Indian holding company Prima Donna.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The Singapore firm has set up a joint venture in Germany to attract commitments from European institutional investors keen to invest in Asian real estate.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Much of the global credit crunch's effects on Asian economies have been reflected in the public markets. The fact that it seems to have disproportionately affected real estate equities may be of concern to property investors. By Dave Keating
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Fresh from its failed attempt to acquire UK insurer Friends Provident, the US private equity firm JC Flowers has teamed up with Grove International and Shinsei Bank to buy a 25 percent stake in German bank, Hypo Real Estate.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
GSLM Capital Partners, the urban investment fund set up by Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group and construction firm L&M Development, refuses to rule out future third party fund management as it unveils its mission to help turn around underserved communities.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
