The private equity real estate firm founded three years ago by ex-Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing heads Sonny Kalsi, John Carrafiell and Fred Schmidt has held a first closing for its second US fund and a final closing for its first Japan fund.
3 min read · 07 October 2013
The Singapore-based firm has held a final close for Mapletree China Opportunity Fund II (MCOF II) and in the process lays claim to having raised the largest blind-pool, closed-ended opportunistic fund raised so far for the country.
3 min read · 07 October 2013
Secured Capital wasted no time putting its Fund V capital to work in one of Japan’s largest property deals this year. PERE Magazine September 2013 issue.
1 min read · 07 October 2013
There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to Carlyle and Townsend’s backing of China logistics developer Shanghai Yupei.
3 min read · 04 September 2013
More than half of the $165.8 billion pension plan’s property allocation during the second quarter was designated for value-added and opportunistic joint ventures.
2 min read · 04 September 2013
The Miami-based private equity firm, through a joint venture with local developer Grupo IGS, plans to raise its first Mexico-focused vehicle from the country’s pension plans, with an anticipated placement on the Mexican Stock Exchange in early 2014.
3 min read · 04 September 2013
The $5.95 billion county pension system will make two new commitments, allocating $80 million to Siguler Guff and $70 million to Oaktree.
2 min read · 04 September 2013
The state’s Educational Retirement Board has approved a $50 million commitment to Raith Capital Partners’ new real estate debt fund.
2 min read · 04 September 2013
With fundraising for its $50 million debut fund wrapping up, the Los Angeles-based investment firm has its second sale-leaseback vehicle in the works, seeking $250 million.
3 min read · 04 September 2013
The US private equity firm has bought a 20 percent stake in New York-listed Xinyuan with a $108.6 million investment, in one of its first forays into the Asian real estate sector.
2 min read · 04 September 2013
