The US firm is set to launch its third European property fund next year as it ramps up its global real estate investment activities.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Sam Zell recently made headlines when Equity Office was acquired in the largest private equity real estate deal ever. But Zell has been making headlines for the past 40 years. Always opinionated, never boring, Zell sat down with PERE for an interview earlier this year.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Following investments in the country’s office and residential sectors, Zell’s private equity real estate vehicle has acquired a large stake in a Brazilian retailer.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Paul Simmons has joined the New York-based private equity real estate firm as a partner focused on acquisitions and business development, with a particular emphasis on both the domestic market and Mexico.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
China's property markets are luring investors from around the world, but corruption and kickbacks can make any real estate a tricky proposition. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 23 January 2013
Wheel of real estate 2006-11-01 Staff Writer US television personality Merv Griffin has dabbled in all manner of pursuits over the years: movies, the record business, daytime and late-night television, game shows. But he has long been involved in another business line as well—real estate.<br /> <br
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The Singapore sage 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Dr. Seek Ngee Huat likes to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, sometimes he doesn't have much of a choice. As the head of the real estate program at one of the most powerful institutional investors in Asia and beyond, Seek is among the most-watched property investor
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The internationalist 2006-11-01 Staff Writer In close to five years at the California Public Employees' Retirement System, Mike McCook transformed the largest pension fund in the US into a global powerhouse among institutional investors in real estate. Though he left his post earlier this year, McCook's infl
1 min read · 23 January 2013
As interest in Latin America heats up, rumors are circulating that the global private equity firm is establishing a real estate operation in the region, primarily focused on Brazil.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Dallas-based ClubCorp., which owns and operates resorts, sports clubs and private clubs in North America will sell its assets to KSL and the Dedman family of Texas in separate transactions valued at $1.8b.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
