The $70.8 billion pension system is considering a massive sale of real estate holdings in a continuing effort to cull underperforming or redundant investments from its portfolio.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The country is the top destination for foreign capital investing in real estate, as many overseas investors plan to increase their property holdings in the market in the coming year.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The Palm Beach, Florida-based retail specialist has closed its Sterling Value Add Partners fund with $138 million in equity commitments. The fund will target grocery-anchored shopping centres and power centres in major US markets.
1 min read · 27 August 2013
The Massachusetts-based real estate investment manager, whose investors primarily have been high-net-worth individuals, is amassing capital for its fifth real estate fund from fund of fund managers and endowments for the first time.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The co-head of Morgan Stanley AIP’s real estate fund of funds group says a lack of liquidity in the market is increasing the number of opportunities for co-investments in the US and the UK.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Pacific Investment Management, the US fixed-income behemoth with $1.82 trillion in assets under management, has acquired five British shopping centres for its BRAVO fund, in conjunction with NewRiver Retail.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The Pfaeffikon, Switzerland-based global alternative investment manager has entered the real estate business with its acquisition of the New York-based real estate investment and advisory firm.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $51 billion pension system has agreed to contribute $75 million each to LEM Real Estate High-Yield Debt and Preferred Equity Fund III and Latitude Management Real Estate Capital III.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is planning to enter the world’s largest commercial real estate market. The timing of that decision suggests that, for some foreign investors, returns aren’t everything.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The London-based firm has invested in a ‘distressed’ shopping centre in the secondary location of Halle in eastern Germany for €31m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
