Bain Capital has partnered with CBL & Associates to invest in a Chinese mall operator and real estate developer.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Some of the world’s biggest alternative asset managers will be watching with interest tomorrow when Fortress Investment Group becomes the first US hedge fund and private equity group to float on the stock exchange tomorrow.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Following the exit of Vornado Realty Trust from the bidding, Equity Office’s shareholders have given the green light to the largest private equity deal to date by approving Blackstone’s offer of $39bn. The deal includes a Blackstone equity check of $3.75bn.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Philadelphia-based Rubenstein Properties has acquired $500m in office properties from Equity Office as the firm enters the Atlanta market.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Swiss RE is selling the London landmark in the most expensive single office transaction ever in the UK.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Liverpool has become the third English football club to come under US ownership, after accepting a £470 million takeover bid from US private equity veteran Tom Hicks and compatriot George Gillett. The deal will help the club finance a new stadium.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US investment firm becomes the second company this year to close on a fund of funds vehicle targeting the European property markets.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A trio of private equity firms could mount a €13bn bid for the supermarket chain partly using property to finance a deal.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Last year, British architect Sir Norman Foster unveiled a giant glass pyramid in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Now, he is back, this time to build a huge tent that will shield a giant urban park.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Inside one of London's most striking towers, four European bankers recently gathered to discuss the liquidity in the debt markets, the requests of their clients and why Europe is more sophisticated than the US. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
