Influencing history 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Last month, alongside new memoirs by such well-known names as US Senator Barack Obama, <italic>The Corrections</italic> author Jonathan Franzen and humorist and travel writer Bill Bryson, another less-anticipated book hit the shelves at Barnes & Nob
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The warrior 2006-11-01 Staff Writer As the son of an Iraqi Jew who settled his family in Iran before fleeing the country after the Shah fell, Robert Tchenguiz has seen his fair share of ups and downs. But with a last name that means Genghis in Persian, Tchenguiz may be able to handle such setbacks better tha
2 min read · 23 January 2013
At a gathering in New York today, delegates at PERE’s North American Private Equity Real Estate Forum heard frontline accounts of the globalization of the industry from Morgan Stanley’s Jay Mantz and Starwood’s Barry Sternlicht.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
The Nashville-based casual dining restaurant chain, which came with a price tage of $486m, owns 143 of its eateries.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The head of property lending in Europe for the US investment bank has been named as one of 115 staff promoted to coveted partner status, entitling him to share in a huge remuneration pot.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The global investment manager is launching five property funds including two inaugural vehicles focused on infrastructure and healthcare.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The London listed investment firm is to float the European Convergence Development Company on the Alternative Investment Market in 2007 despite signs that investor appetite has waned.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Demand for condominiums is faltering across the US as speculators exit the market. Can private equity real estate firms pick up the pieces? By Alison Granito
8 min read · 23 January 2013
Over the past six years, Mark Newman and Gerald Parkes have both run the European arm of Lehman Brothers' private equity real estate operations. Here the duo talk about the investment bank's silo-free model, their strong commitment to long-term partnerships and why investing in real estate is a lot like playing golf. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 23 January 2013
Niam, the largest specialist private equity real estate firm in northern Europe, has appointed a new chief executive.
5 min read · 23 January 2013
