After paying £470m for the club, George Gillett and Tom Hicks are prepared to build a new stadium for Liverpool.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
As property investors look to diversify across the Continent, Franklin Templeton closes its inaugural European fund of funds vehicle.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity firms are circling the supermarket group Sainsbury's and putting the spotlight on companies with large property assets. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 22 January 2013
Tim Callahan, the former CEO of both Equity Office and Trizec, has formed a private real estate firm focused on the US office market.
5 min read · 22 January 2013
ING Real Estate, the property arm of Dutch insurance giant ING, has announced its first deal in China since raising $350m for its inaugural private equity real estate fund targeting the Middle Kingdom.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Canadian pension fund has teamed up with the asset management arm of the academic retirement system to boost its exposure to the US real estate market.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Citigroup Property Investors has closed on its Asia Pacific real estate fund on $1.3bn, including a $200 million commitment from the financial services giant.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based firm will buy Los Angeles-based Smart & Final in a deal worth nearly $813m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The acquisition of the placement agent Crane Capital Associates has added a global platform from which the bank can compete with the likes of Credit Suisse and UBS.
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
