The London listed investment firm is to float the European Convergence Development Company on the Alternative Investment Market in 2007 despite signs that investor appetite has waned.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The real estate arm of the New York-based investment bank has closed its third open-ended funded on $2.2bn. It will have exposure to private and public equity and debt securities.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Europe’s biggest buyout firm has landed its third deal of the year buying Principal Hotels from Royal Bank of Scotland just two months after missing out on De Vere, a rival chain.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The three-year-old company has struck a deal with Bank of Scotland, which will inject £100m into a fund that will target property in the UK and mainland Europe.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The French hotel group’s announcement to sell off hundreds of hotels is likely to appeal to private equity firms and other real estate investors.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The New York firm’s European affiliate, Eurocastle Investment, has acquired a €500m portfolio of German office buildings.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Tom Hunter and Bank of Scotland’s £1.1bn bid for care homes builder McCarthy & Stone has trumped Permira and Barclays Capital, who decided not to increase their offer.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Over the past few years, retail has become a popular target for private equity and property investors alike, providing all manner of opportunity—and risk—for shop-savvy investors. By Aaron Lovell
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Italy's non-performing loan market rolls on while investors wait for a new wave of distressed real estate assets. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 23 January 2013
Distressed real estate opportunities may not be as ubiquitous as in the past, but savvy property investors know that something is always going badly somewhere—you just have to know where to look.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
