Investment company Swiss Hawk and Deutsche European Real Estate have teamed up to launch two real estate investment funds aimed at Germany and the Baltic area.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A year after Carlyle was first mooted as a potential suitor, the US firm has finally gained acceptances from almost 97 percent of shareholders to take over European factory outlet developer Freeport for £155 million (€228miilion;$304 million).
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Peter Struck, head of the SPD faction in the German parliament, is calling for rules to limit private equity’s ability to take controlling stakes in some German companies.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The filming location for the iconic British evening soap EastEnders is up for sale, but potential buyers may be surprised by where it actually is.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The French hypermarket group appears to have capitulated to demands by shareholder Colony Capital to release value from its vast property estate by spinning off pan-European vehicle, Carrefour Property, in 2008.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A recent report by Eurohypo says private equity firms are driving the market by using real estate to finance acquisitions.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Dubai-based buyout firm Abraaj Capital will hold the second close of its infrastructure and growth capital fund in September, and is on course for a final close on $2 billion by the end of the year.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Arnold de Haan, the former boss of German open-ended fund CGI and of pan- European developer Multi Corporation, is joining Meyer Bergman as the firm continues on the fundraising trail.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Investment management firm Aetos Capital has committed $50m to Tian Rui Hotel Corporation to develop its Super 8 economy hotel brand.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has sold its Palace Entertainment portfolio to European amusement park operator Parques Reunidos, a Candor portfolio company, for $330 million.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
