Promotions for Daniel Queenan in Asia and Martin Samworth in the EMEA region mean that CBRE can split the duel CEO/chairman roles previously held by Robert Blain and Michael Strong.
2 min read · 26 March 2014
Australian company UGL says it will evaluate unsolicited ‘third party’ interest in its global property services firm, DTZ. The news follows recent reports that private equity firms are eyeing the company.
2 min read · 17 February 2014
PEI Media Group, the specialist B2B financial media group, has purchased Real Estate Publishing, the publisher of Real Estate Capital magazine.
3 min read · 17 February 2014
The PERE Investor Sentiment Survey shows investors in the emerging markets increasing their allocations to private real estate in 2014
1 min read · 11 December 2013
The $10bn Russian government-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund is setting up a real estate team in preparation for a $1bn joint venture real estate platform with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.
2 min read · 10 December 2013
Polls open today for the 2013 Global PERE Awards. Now is the time for you, our expert readers, to determine which firms and individuals stood out from the crowd this past year.
3 min read · 06 December 2013
On aggregate, fundraising exceeds target for Q1-Q3 2013 but this was not the case for all regions.
1 min read · 06 November 2013
The private equity real estate firm founded by Sonny Kalsi, John Carrafiell and Fred Schmidt, has hired their former colleague Francesco Ostuni for an investment role based in London.
2 min read · 22 October 2013
Bill Gates’ private investment arm has increased its share in the iconic Four Seasons hotel company, purchasing the Houston location for approximately $140 million.
2 min read · 07 October 2013
The New York firm has raised the single largest amount of equity for a commingled opportunity fund targeting Europe since the firm’s predecessor fund closed in June 2009 on more than €3.1 billion.
3 min read · 07 October 2013
