Lawmakers in the UK have urged the British government to reject European proposals for wide-ranging regulation of the alternative funds universe as they currently stand, especially if there is no comparable legislation in the US.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
Central and Eastern European developer Plaza Centers is to co-invest $100m in a fund to be managed by Elbit Partners USA aimed at taking advantage of the “current dislocation in the US financing and real estate markets”.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Magnus Christensson has left placement agent Atlantic-Pacific after nearly eight years to help build Jefferies’ global placement business. Among Christensson's prior achievements was the raising $572m for Forum Partners' third real estate opportunity fund.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Chicago-based real estate investment manager is reportedly planning to partner with developers in Australia as it looks to increase its exposure to the nation’s office and logistics sectors.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based firm will pay $1m to the New York Common pension fund and has agreed to exit the placement business.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Real estate loans originated in the trough of a recession are among the best-performing vintages, according to a study by CBRE.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
More than 85 percent of real estate fund managers believe the investment opportunities will increase significantly at the end of this year. However in order to get there GPs must start prioritising which legacy assets to save and ‘nuture’ existing investors.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Some of the most significant LP/GP relationships are being refashioned as LPs rethink their approach to private equity.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The US firm is teaming with Peter Beckwith’s PMB Holdings to buy an office in the heart of the financial district
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has invested almost two-thirds of the equity raised in its IPO on first mortgages, mezzanine loans and CMBS.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
