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Westbrook projects larger debt allocation to Fund XII

The New York-based manager previously had invested as much as 18% of a fund’s capital with prior vehicles in the series.

Simon Treacy’s contrarian bet on China

CapitaLand’s CEO of private equity real estate is looking beyond China’s geopolitical issues as he grows the firm’s funds business.

Partners Group: Building economies of scale

Partners Group’s Jessica Wichser and Kelly Xu address the challenges associated with scaling up management-intensive value-add residential and logistics portfolios

JPMorgan set to buy First Republic, assume commercial real estate assets and loan book

The Federal Deposit Investment Corp seized the bank and sold control of it to JPMorgan on May 1.

European transaction volume slides to 11-year low

As price discovery prevails, the €36.5bn total represents the lowest quarterly volume since Q2 2012, according to MSCI Real Assets.

Private wealth rushes in where institutional capital fears to tread

High-net-worth investors are capitalizing on the absence of institutional capital ‘to acquire assets that are usually beyond their reach.’

Carlyle spinout launches funds business with Hong Kong investor

Ascent and its family office partner will invest and incubate new real estate platforms that would be eligible for C-REIT exits in China.

Fiera Real Estate launches debut European debt fund

Fiera Capital’s property arm is raising one of the only semi-open-ended real estate credit vehicles targeting the region.

UK set to lead global recovery in deal activity

Buyers say competition for deals is heating up amid sharper value declines and prices potentially bottoming out in some sectors.

Blackstone’s Gray: ‘It’s a very favorable time to be a lender’

Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer considers real estate debt to be ‘an area of growth’ for the firm.