The senior management of HSBC’s infrastructure and real estate arm, HSBC Specialist Investments, will buy an 80% stake in the unit from the parent bank. The management buyout is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Inter-American Development Bank approved the loan as a way to ‘foster more participation’ in the fund. Macquarie also released details of the fund’s recent purchase of Decarred, a company that maintains 10 stretches of highway in the US-border state of Durango.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Citi Infrastructure Investors has acquired a 75% stake in DP World Australia, which operates five container ports, valued at A$1.5bn. Citi will fund the deal, which is set to close in the first half of 2011, with A$530m of debt and the balance in equity.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
TPG has further demonstrated its real estate ambitions with the $505m purchase of US real estate assets from global logistics giant ProLogis. The Dallas-based buyout titan has been steadily increasing its exposure to the sector.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The New York-based alternative assets business has promoted two from its real estate team to senior managing director as part of a wider raft of promotions across the business.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The New York-based investment firm has acquired the Las Vegas Bank of America Plaza for $64m and a Maryland apartment property for $38m in partnership with City Center Realty and The Donaldson Group, respectively.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
With year-end upon us, we examine some of the trends that have emerged this year and are likely to dominate 2011
3 min read · 24 January 2013
CalPERS has elected to do away with traditional allocation labels, may push for performance-based fees and prohibit consultants from also managing its capital. Is this a sign of bigger things to come?
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Fredrik Elwing, managing director at Greenhill & Co International, told PERE at last week's PERE Forum: Frankfurt that institutional investors would either maintain or increase their exposure to real estate in 2011, although fund structures would continue to be scrutinised.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund will acquire a company with a 20-year contract to reconstruct and maintain highways in the Mexican state of Durango. The firm has also placed Macquarie executives Martin Stanley and Chris Leslie on its board.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
