Construtora Altana has closed it’s A-Pima fund targeting the affordable housing market in Brazil. Provident Group acted as placement agent.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Infrastructure investors active in the region can expect more club deals by banks and a resurgence of multilateral and export agencies as sources of liquidity, according to project finance lawyers at law firm Shearman & Sterling.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has changed its investment agreement with one of its general partners as it senses value in the US hospitality sector.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Dutch bank, with €72bn of real estate assets under management globally, has also parted company with its chief executive after revealing a €1bn loss during 2008.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Toronto Stock Exchange-traded alternative asset manager has reduced the final target for its buyout fund to $4bn from $4.5bn, but can increase its commitment in the future.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Washington DC knocks New York City off the top global investment destination among foreign real estate investors, according to a new survey. The US was seen as the best market for capital appreciation, followed by Brazil and China.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the Asia and rest of world awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
10 min read · 21 January 2013
Fund managers will however see opportunities in REITs, discounted fund interests, non- and partially-performing loans and defaulting land and development deals, according to LaSalle Investment Management’s annual strategy report.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Dolphin Capital Investors, the listed arm of private equity real estate firm Dophin Capital Partners, has bought back 10 percent of its shares as part of a strategic investment slowdown.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US-based growth investor has brought on Fernando Marques Oliveira as managing director to spearhead the firm’s ramped-up investment activity in Latin America. General Atlantic last month invested in Brazilian healthcare insurance group Qualicorp.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
