Jonathan Edmunds becomes a director at the boutique European advisory and investment firm WW Advisors having previously worked in the corporate advisory services team at Lazard bank.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company is buying the US embassy in London’s Mayfair. It will enable the US State Department to move into new premises.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Michael Brennan, the former president and chief executive officer of US industrial investor, First Industrial Realty Trust, has launched his own private investment platform.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Hospitality Development Fund hopes to raise $1bn to invest in development projects, hospitality and entertainment companies in Asia and the MENA region.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The newly-formed 1Malaysia Development Berhad has teamed up with Saudi-backed investment company, PetroSaudi International to launch a company aimed at co-investing with international investors in projects in Malaysia. Target sectors include energy and real estate.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
An investment firm part-owned by the Kuwait Investment Authority is eyeing China for returns of between 15%-19%.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
According to reports in the local media, the Houston-based developer and fund manager is aiming to start investing through the vehicle in the next six to nine months.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Songbird Estates, the London office company in which Morgan Stanley Real Estate has a stake, has announced a major fundraising to help pay back a loan.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
UK property brokers Simon Holley and Simon Blake are to set up their own opportunity fund platform called Altyon Partners.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Former MSREF global co head John Carrafiell has reportedly set up an advisory business. According to media reports, Carrafiell has formed Alpha Real Estate Advisors focused on board-level consultancies and advisory work.
1 min read · 21 January 2013