As the sport of golf soars in popularity, private equity real estate investors are actively targeting courses and resorts around the world. By Paul Fruchbom.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>RESIDENTIAL<br /> Mixed emotions greet landmark property sale</strong><br /> It all depends on your perspective.<br /> <br /> Either the acquisition last month of 110 residential buildings in downtown Manhattan represen
4 min read · 01 November 2006
Wheel of real estate 2006-11-01 Staff Writer US television personality Merv Griffin has dabbled in all manner of pursuits over the years: movies, the record business, daytime and late-night television, game shows. But he has long been involved in another business line as well—real estate.<br /> <br
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Influencing history 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Last month, alongside new memoirs by such well-known names as US Senator Barack Obama, <italic>The Corrections</italic> author Jonathan Franzen and humorist and travel writer Bill Bryson, another less-anticipated book hit the shelves at Barnes & Nob
2 min read · 23 January 2013
When private a faded hotel in Japan, there By Alison Granito
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Private equity real estate firms are looking to capitalize on Hong Kong's recovery. But as China's development continues unabated, will the mainland's economic emergence eventually threaten the city's prosperity? By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 23 January 2013
The elder statesman 2006-11-01 Staff Writer It is perhaps unfair that Sam Zell comes at the end of our list. In many respects, his name should be at the beginning. One of the most successful real estate investors in the modern era, Zell helped lay the foundation for the private equity real estate industry. I
1 min read · 23 January 2013
The Singapore sage 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Dr. Seek Ngee Huat likes to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, sometimes he doesn't have much of a choice. As the head of the real estate program at one of the most powerful institutional investors in Asia and beyond, Seek is among the most-watched property investor
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The philanthropist 2006-11-01 Staff Writer There is no shortage of interesting stories in the world of real estate—Joe E. Robert Jr. is proof of that. Robert got his start in the business when the builder he was working for went bankrupt in the middle of several projects. Seizing upon the opportunity, Robert
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The young gun 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Chad Pike , still in his thirties, is running Blackstone's real estate operations in Europe, making him one of the youngest stars in the asset class. Though he is often compared to two other young guns—his counterpart in the US, Jon Gray, and the co-head of Morgan Stanl
1 min read · 23 January 2013