ALAN FORMAN 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Eighteen years. That's how long Yale University's director of investments for real estate has been at the university's $23 billion (€14.5 billion) endowment – the second largest university endowment in the US. Alan Forman, property investments chief, is a long-time Yale ve
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Theodore Eliopoulos 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Reigning over the $16 billion (€10 billion) real estate portfolio of the largest public pension in the US, Theodore Eliopoulos has a monumental task at hand. But the task seems less monumental in the hands of this real estate veteran, who began his career as a
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Susan Doyle 2008-05-01 Staff Writer General Electric has been called many things during its 130-year history, one of the most telling its comparison to an 800lb gorilla. From light bulbs to television sets and jet engines, GE is undoubtedly one of the world's leading companies and has been at the cutting e
2 min read · 22 January 2013
MIKE DIRE 2008-05-01 Staff Writer In real estate investing, experience is critical, and Mike DiRe, director of real estate for the $175 billion (€110 billion) California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has had many years of experience in real estate and finance. The Sacramento native was previous
2 min read · 22 January 2013
By the numbers 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <bold>LINING UP THE FIGURES</bold><br /> <italic>A graphic representation of the 2008 PERE 30 shows two firms that have raised disproportionately large amounts of capital over the past five years, followed closely by a large cluster of next tier
1 min read · 22 January 2013
After almost 20 years investing for private high-net-worth clients, famed Irish property firm Quinlan Private has moved into private equity style fund management. Chief executive officer Olan Cremin and chief financial officer Ronan O'Donoghue tell PERE how the asset manager has become institutionalized. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The fund has closed at $1.2 billion, having attracted 16 LPs in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. By Dave Keating
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The new fund has been established by US hedge fund Fursa, Indian infrastructure financing company SREI and Indian holding company Prima Donna.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
The Singapore firm has set up a joint venture in Germany to attract commitments from European institutional investors keen to invest in Asian real estate.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Much of the global credit crunch's effects on Asian economies have been reflected in the public markets. The fact that it seems to have disproportionately affected real estate equities may be of concern to property investors. By Dave Keating
5 min read · 22 January 2013
