Deals are off by up to 18 percent across the whole of Asia. Things are not expected to get any better in the immediate future.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Equity International is known for its investments in emerging markets. However, distress caused by the credit market dislocation is now prompting the Chicago-based firm to seriously consider investments in mature markets, such as Japan, for the first time. By Zoe Hughes
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The owner of struggling car giant Chrysler has plunged into another risky sector: US residential property.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Aviva Investors' rebranding – with its recent hire of Steve Felix – is the latest example of large insurance companies expanding their investment management business.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The California pension has committed $400 million to Starwood’s $3bn Global Hospitality Fund II, which is targeting 20% IRRs. This summer, Sternlicht said he was rapidly expanding his latest hotel brand: the Baccarat, based on the famous crystals.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Some US officials are pushing for the introduction of public private partnerships to create permanent funding sources for transportation projects. California, New Mexico and Texas are among the states that say they need private funds.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Stauffenberg Capital’s first fund of funds will be exclusively advised by real estate advisor Townsend as it seeks to capitalise on the dislocation in the markets. A first close is planned by the end of the year.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The managing director of Sydney's Principle Advisory Services, an Australiasian placement agent and advisor, expects factors including the 'denominator effect' and risk perception to decrease the size of re-ups and lenghthen fundraising times. He also thinks Russia- and Brazil-focused funds are in for a tough time.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The California-based gatekeeper has signed onto a global framework that allows institutional investors to evaluate their portfolios to make sure risks related to environment, social and governance issues are being addressed.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The recommendations come as the region finds itself with rising infrastructure investment needs and limited public capital resources to meet them. Private finance initiatives, a type of PPP financing arrangement, have so far only accounted for 1 percent of the UKs total spend on such projects.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
