Under the new partnership, the Canadian pension plan has made its first direct investment in the San Francisco office market.
2 min read · 08 January 2015
PERE's sister publication Real Estate Capital is thinking about The Bank of England’s stress testing of the UK banking system. It says the test has exposed The Co-operative Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide’s real estate loan books as being volatile in the case of a severe economic downturn.
4 min read · 16 December 2014
The Mumbai-based asset manager will launch an INR 5 billion real estate fund and has also hired a senior JLL executive to lead its alternative investment fund business.
2 min read · 19 November 2014
Major debt players are clinging to real estate fundamentals and calling upon lessons learned during the last cycle as concerns begin to arise in the US debt market about a new bubble.
3 min read · 13 November 2014
LaSalle Investment Management’s £440m UK LaSalle Residential Finance (LRF) fund has expanded its mandate into hotels and completed its first deal in the sector.
2 min read · 02 October 2014
The Chicago-based private equity real estate firm has raised the money from three investors, including a seed commitment by US pension plan Texas Municipal Retirement System.
2 min read · 09 September 2014
The Los Angeles-based investment manager is back in the market with its latest property vehicle after closing its predecessor seven months ago.
2 min read · 01 August 2014
The Hong Kong-based alternatives assets firm that owns Secured Capital has acquired a Japanese property loan portfolio alongside Canadian pension plan investment manager CPPIB.
2 min read · 27 June 2014
In the face of China’s volatility, even alternative debt lenders in China are reigning in their investment pace to pick only the best distressed situations.
2 min read · 09 June 2014
The financing, arranged by real estate debt specialist Laxfield Capital, represents the first UK deal for insurance giant MetLife and the US-based Greystar Real Estate.
1 min read · 19 May 2014
