Cleveland based private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has appointed Stanley Shashoua as managing partner of its real estate fund.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
As the US property market continues to deteriorate, research by fund manager RREEF reveals that value-added and opportunistic strategies should be treated with ‘caution’. However, desperate sellers will produce ‘attractive opportunities’ for some.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
There is a newfound sense of optimism among private equity real estate pros, even given the major challenges facing the industry.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Oslo-based firm wants to capitalise on secondary mispricing of real estate debt and equity in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Abu Dhabi Investment House is reportedly planning to launch a private equity fund to acquire distressed assets.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Lake Oswego, Oregon-based firm is targeting $200m for its Real Estate Distress Fund. The vehicle will focus on distressed multifamily apartments, particularly in the Sunbelt states.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The European private equity real estate firm Orion Capital Managers has recruited Roberto Roca as investment director to run its Iberia business.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association is reportedly considering withdrawing a proposed $75m commitment to Morgan Stanley's latest global property fund, amid concerns over leverage and personnel changes. Contra is the second US pension to pull back on provisional commitments to MSREF VII this year.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The US' Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a list of seven indicators of inactive markets, and given firms the green light to use their own valuation methodologies when quoted prices are unreliable.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Goldman Sachs’ sixth buyout fund is poised to increase its stake in Universal Studios Japan. The tender offer it will launch Monday, if successful, would be one of the largest private equity deals agreed in Japan in more than a year.
2 min read · 21 January 2013