G2 Investment Group, founded by two former Guggenheim Partners executives and a prominent Latin American financier, is launching a new platform for real estate equity and debt investment, led by Kenneth Cohen, Larry Kravetz and Charles Manna.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The Chicago-based private equity real estate firm is reportedly raising up to $500m of equity to beef up its investment in Brazilian real estate, anticipating strong demand in the region due to the economy’s rapid growth.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Miami-based Blumberg Capital Partners is reportedly planning to invest $100m into Indian commercial and residential real estate over the next three years.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Usual suspects London, Hong Kong and Tokyo still top the most expensive list, according to a survey by CB Richard Ellis. Global rents have fallen 4.6% from one year ago.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The First Investor, the Qatari investment bank controlled by state-owned Qatari Diar, is to launch a pair of real estate investment funds, one focussed on Brazil and the other focussed on Russia.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Earth Capital Partners has launched its Forestry Fund I targeting 12% IRRs through the acquisition of established plantations and agricultural land ripe for planting in Brazil and other Latin America countries.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Starwood Capital Group has returned to UK and mainland European investing for the first time in three years. Robin Marriott meets Sean Arnold and Desmond Taljaard, the pair behind the comeback. PERE magazine May issue 2010
10 min read · 24 January 2013
French and German foreign minsters have come out strongly against the ‘third country’ rules in the latest draft of the proposed EU regulations.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Richard Cohen has joined the New York-based firm as managing director to help the real estate investment firm raise capital from US investors.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Mexico’s private pension funds will reportedly make more than $1bn worth of new investments in asset classes such as real estate, infrastructure and private equity.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
