San Francisco-based Probitas Partners has capitalised on the move by hiring two of Deloitte’s former team to bolster its European business.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The German insurance group is set to merge its fund of funds, infrastructure and renewable energy businesses into its Allianz Capital Partners unit.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Blackstone affiliate, Bayview Asset Management, has launched a $500m IPO for a debt vehicle targeting US real estate loans and securities. The Coral Gables, Florida firm will continue to target the “scratch and dent” market.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Swiss gatekeeper will manage the Korean sovereign wealth fund's nascent secondaries programme.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Jean-Marc Vandevivere has left San Francisco-based Horsley Bridge Partners to research markets and opportunities for British Land, a London REIT.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
As LPs struggle to deal with their own liquidity issues, real estate secondaries specialist Landmark Partners says many limited partners may be missing the ‘ultimate’ investment opportunity.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Last week Los Angeles-based CBRE Investors held a $100 million close for its Asian fund of funds, the Asia Alpha Plus Fund. One investor swapped out of a commitment to an Asian country specific vehicle to join the fund. Here Jeremy Plummer, head of CBRE’s multi manager business, explains why.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Real estate remains the most popular alternative asset class among pension funds despite a 4% fall in assets under management in 2008, according to a Watson Wyatt survey. Allocations to private equity and infrastructure rose by 4% each.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The emerging markets giant has hired Ngozi Edozien, who last year founded the Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The multifamily and healthcare lender and investment firm has bought the California-based origination shop Sierra Capital.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
