A London-based private property investment firm has acquired coffee chain, Coffee Republic, out of administration, vowing to expand the number of outlets in the UK and elsewhere.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The co-founder of Dune Real Estate, Daniel Neidich, takes the helm as chairman of the Real Estate Roundtable. The lobby group is currently pressing for changes governing REMICs and foreign investment in US real estate to help ease the liquidity crisis gripping the industry.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Blackstone affiliate, Bayview Asset Management, has launched a $500m IPO for a debt vehicle targeting US real estate loans and securities. The Coral Gables, Florida firm will continue to target the “scratch and dent” market.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The British insurer is in the process of setting up a fund to acquire homes for rent. In May, the Homes and Communities Agency called for pension funds and other financial institutions to invest large-scale in the residential sector.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Boston-based real estate investment firm has sold a 221,000-square-foot industrial property in Southern California to manufacturer Myers Power Products for $14.6m.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The firm has thrown out the classic 2-and-20, charging LPs 15% carry and up to 1.5% for management fees
2 min read · 21 January 2013
A high-profile, long-term leasing proposal has met a challenge from two major private investment groups, whose proposals will now be considered alongside the bid submitted by CalPERS-backed real estate firm CenterPoint in March. At stake is what could become the first long-term lease of an entire US port.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Real estate funds raised $29.7 billion in 2008, almost twice the capital raised in 2007.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
While still posting negative returns, the latest quarterly update by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) and The Townsend Group shows a slight pick-up in returns for opportunity and value-added real estate funds managed by US firms in the first quarter of 2009.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
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2 min read · 21 January 2013
