Peakside Capital, which took over the management of two former Merrill Lynch real estate opportunity funds in Europe last year, has acquired an office in London on vacant possession.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Emerging markets private equity firm Actis taken an 80 percent stake in Accra-based real estate development firm Laurus Development Partners. The portfolio company will be responsible for sourcing investments in Ghana and Nigeria for Actis’ AAREF fund series.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
French insurer says it is a ‘long term believer’ in the Japanese economy as it reveals an AXA Group insurance company in the country has committed to its loan origination vehicle.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The Stamford-based firm has formed a joint venture with the Virginia Retirement System to acquire grocery-anchored retail properties.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund has committed $100m to Vision Brazil's second real estate fund.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Miami-based firm has closed on $100m for Parmenter Realty Fund IV.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Whether trading at a discount or premium to NAV, executives behind ING REIM’s European secondaries trading initiative expect continual activity. PERE Magazine May 2011 issue.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Versus' new fund of funds for retail investors has the potential to transform the real estate industry the same way REITs did.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Looking to raise $750m from tens of thousands of retail investors, the publicly registered vehicle will invest primarily in open-ended, core and core-plus property fund managers. However, the model could be expanded to closed-ended, value-added and opportunistic GPs in the future.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Jessica Hoffman Brennan will join former Credit Suisse private equity and real estate executives Michael Arpey and Alok Gaur on Carlyle’s investor relations team, which now has about 20 staff.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
