The real estate investment management business of the Tokyo-based insurance giant has mandated The Townsend Group to advise it on investments in open-ended funds in the world’s core real estate markets.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Having expanded stateside, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global is fast becoming one of the largest real estate investors in the world. To reach its 5 percent allocation target, however, it has a lot more investing to do.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
While distressed real estate continues to create some of the firm’s best investment opportunities, Europe has been a lesser source of deal flow than anticipated.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors saw a dramatic increase in the volume of UK real estate bought and sold last year on behalf of investors, with £1.35 billion of transactions logged.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The $150.6 billion pension plan’s latest investment in the New York-based fund manager’s European real estate strategy will be through a commingled fund of one.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Real estate secondary transactions rose to record levels for the fourth year in a row, with a 20 percent increase in volume for the second straight year, according to new data from Landmark Partners.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The Connecticut-based fund of funds manager is back in the market with a new fund seeking $400 million to invest in opportunistic and value-added real estate vehicles as well as secondaries.
1 min read · 27 August 2013
The $49.5 billion pension system will make sizable investments in new value-added funds from Blackstone and Paramount, as well as its own co-investment and secondary program.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The supply and demand gap in real estate secondaries is wider than ever, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it isn’t a good time to sell.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
The types of sellers and their motivations for selling on the secondary market have shifted significantly in just a few years, according to new research from Partners Group.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
