Seth Lieberman is heading up the new global real estate fund of funds platform for Italian firm, Advanced Capital, having most recently served as managing director of real estate finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Swiss banking giant UBS.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Chicago-based financial services firm has closed its real estate fund of funds above target. Investment decisions are advised by consultants Courtland Partners.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
David Swensen, chief investment officer of Yale’s $17bn endowment, said efforts to emulate Yale’s investment strategy would fail if other institutions use consultants and funds of funds to make investment decisions, instead of hiring a team of in-house professionals, according to a report.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The $35bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund will start investing in funds of hedge funds and private equity. It will also expand its real estate portfolio, currently valued at around $1.8bn, to include infrastructure, agricultural land and timberland.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The firms have held a $150m first close and expect to raise $200m by the end of the first quarter.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Average high bids for private equity fund interests fell to 61% of NAV in the five months through November 2008, driven by stale holding values, according to Cogent Partners.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the European awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
9 min read · 21 January 2013
The San Francisco-based secondaries firm has hired Rein Gabriel as an associate. Last month it hired former SL Green/Gramercy Capital executive John Graham to boost its acquisitions team.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
As some LPs actively seek to liquidate their real estate assets in the secondaries market, other more well capitalised limited partners are eyeing the sector as a potential investment opportunity. However with so much uncertainty in the market, the task of underwriting those positions is now much more daunting. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue.
5 min read · 21 January 2013
The talk of the town has been the potential for LPs to default on capital calls. It may be just noise at the moment but it is raising questions about counterparty risk. For their part, LPs want greater transparency for their cash. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
4 min read · 21 January 2013
