The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has bought out Chicago-based John Buck Company from a joint venture platform formed in 2008.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The real estate investor and former president of Istanbul football club Besiktas has held a €32m inital close on the private equity real estate fund, which is targeting hotel and residential opportunities in the country.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Consulation closes today on proposed rules in the United Arab Emirates which make little distinction between private equity and other asset classes.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Two years after being appointed to grow Pacific Star’s presence in China, Wilfred Wong has agreed a deal with the Singapore fund manager to spin its Hong Kong division out and set up his own platform. Wong’s new business is named Pinnacle State Group.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Middle East’s largest private equity firm has launched a joint venture entity with Saudi gateway investment body Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), to invest SAR2bn in the country across sectors including real estate and private equity.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
A joint venture between JP Realty and KGW Real Estate is looking to raise $150m for office, industrial and land purchases primarily in three key cities
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The European fund manager has refinanced properties in Poland, Slovakia, Turkey, and the Czech Republic leased to or anchored by supermarket giants Tesco and Carrefour
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The London-based firm has acquired a package of 12 properties from private real estate firm Propinvest.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has sold a large office in London to JP Morgan, just months after acquiring it as part of a wider portfolio for £671m. It was the latest in a busy month of acquisitions for the Wall Street Bank.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The UK real estate investment arm of the $200bn Kuwait Investment Authority is poised to sell a large retail portfolio to Hammerson, the London-listed REIT. Suitors for others assets of a £900m portfolio placed on the market in September are also emerging.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
