Jeffrey Dishner, senior managing director and head of real estate acquisitions and debt investments at Starwood Capital Group, is relocating from the US to Europe as opportunities unfold in the region.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Six months after determining it would commit up to $1.2 billion of equity commitments to real estate value-added and opportunity funds, Korea’s largest institutional investor has made four commitments to managers deploying strategies in North and South America.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York and Toronto-based alternative assets investment management firm has hired ex-UBS Investment Bank executive Andrew Williams to be responsible for its relationships with investors down under.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The Chicago-based firm co-founded by Sam Zell and Gary Garrabrant concludes its investment in São Paulo-based homebuilder Gafisa, leaving the firm the only Brazilian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Oregon’s public employee pension plan has made its first commitment to a unique account with Prologis that will invest in several of the firm’s real estate funds over the next three years.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
New Mexico's Public Employees’ Retirement Association has made its second major real estate commitment this year from its $70 million annual allotment.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The insurer’s Latin American real estate investment arm plans to raise $500 million for a fund targeting sustainable housing in Mexico. First, however, it is looking for a starter commitment from the IFC.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The São Paulo-based alternative investment management firm has completed fundraising for the second issuance of its Brazilian real estate rental income fund and plans to launch a new development fund later this quarter.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Deutsche Bank division has published a report encouraging core investors to buy more in Asia than Europe over the next five years. Outsized risk-adjusted returns, however, remain possible in Europe and should not be ignored.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm, led by Barry Sternlicht, has commenced fundraising for Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund IX, targeting between $2 billion and $3 billion. The firm's hospitality fund series, however, will come to an end.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
