The troubles at the Middle East’s biggest private equity firm are relevant to investors in any private asset class, including ours.
2 min read · 26 July 2018
Private real estate’s finance and operating officers face myriad challenges, but many have a common solution, heard PERE’s audience at this week’s CFO/COO Forum.
3 min read · 24 May 2018
In addition to the newly-created role, the firm held an interim closing for its second Europe-focused fund.
2 min read · 03 April 2018
Europe and Asia continued to knit tighter relationships, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s annual report.
2 min read · 16 March 2018
Approximately $1.25trn was wiped from the value of US stocks on Monday alone, but way more damage would need to be inflicted before investors will be adjusting their bricks and mortar exposures.
3 min read · 09 February 2018
Whether its rejecting New York because of Trump or favouring London despite Brexit, Middle Eastern high net worth individuals and family offices will consider factors beyond property fundamentals when considering investments, writes Faisal Durrani, partner and head of research at London-based real estate property services firm Cluttons.
4 min read · 27 December 2017
As Blackstone and BlackRock reportedly bet on the country’s ambitious economic revival plan by opening offices in the kingdom, the real estate proposition right now is characterised by REIT regimes and ‘smart’ cities.
3 min read · 03 November 2017
As its investment activities slow, the real estate and infrastructure department of sovereign wealth fund ADIA is taking the opportunity to address some key personnel situations.
3 min read · 31 October 2017
The diplomatic assault on Qatar by its Gulf neighbors has left executives in the private real estate market wondering what it means for the country’s sovereign wealth fund.
3 min read · 19 October 2017
The Canadian investment manager closes second fund above target.
1 min read · 12 October 2017