The New York-based firm raises a record $5.3 billion private equity real estate fund.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Though opportunity fund managers continue to bemoan the competitive state of the US market, their actions on the ground seem to contradict their words. By Paul Fruchbom
5 min read · 23 January 2013
THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-07-01 Staff Writer <strong>RETAIL<br /> The kids aren't alright</strong><br /> In June, Six Flags announced it was mulling the sale of six amusement parks in Buffalo; Denver; Seattle; Houston; and Concord, California; as well as Magic Mountain, north of Los An
3 min read · 01 July 2006
All the King's men 2006-07-01 Staff Writer In Jim Jarmusch's 1989 cult film <italic>Mystery Train</italic>, a young Japanese couple visits Memphis, Tennessee. Enamored with Elvis Presley and 1950s American youth culture, the young couple wanders around Memphis, most likely making a stop at 3764 E
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Landmark status 2006-07-01 Staff Writer The Great Pyramid of Giza, the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built, by the most widely accepted archaeological accounts, for the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops and completed around 2560 BC. Though experts differ wildly on the number of laborers
2 min read · 23 January 2013
As the US baby boomers retire, the senior housing sector is drawing renewed interest from investors. But as many learned in the 90s, senior housing isn't your typical real estate play. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 23 January 2013
The battle for Toys “R” Us was one of the most hotly contested transactions of last year—can the victors walk away unscathed? By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 23 January 2013
As more money flows into private equity real estate, placement agents, once merely matchmakers, are now finding themselves serving a variety of different functions. By Dave Keating
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Raising a debut opportunity fund is an arduous undertaking, but with capital abundant, real estate hot, and investors eager, has the process gotten any easier? By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 23 January 2013
The fundraising market for private equity real estate vehicles has reached record-setting levels over the past two years, creating new challenges— and opportunities—for GPs, LPs and placement agents alike.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
