The US arm of ING Real Estate has closed its Clarion Development Ventures III fund, which will target all property sectors in the US, including distressed land sales.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US conglomerate said it was looking to cut its commercial real estate assets to $80bn from $90bn over the next year as part of the firm’s plans to scale back on its financial arm, GE Capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Sacramento, California-based private equity firm Dunmore Capital says finished lots in parts of the US are now selling for steep discounts. Founder Sid Dunmore warns there is more pain ahead for developers.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US industry body, the Real Estate Roundtable, said the US government’s $700bn plan to buy-up troubled mortgage-related assets had a high ‘price tag,’ but argued that it was the best way forward.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Carlyle co-founder said he and other private equity players would be among the biggest buyers of the distressed mortgage- and real estate-related assets set to be acquired by the US governments’ $700bn financial rescue plan.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
An affiliate of the Washington DC-based private equity real estate firm has unveiled PRC Securities, which will raise funds for Perseus Realty and third party real estate vehicles targeting the middle market.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The specter of a return to the 1989 Resolution Trust Corporation was raised today as the US Treasury said it would introduce a ‘relief program’ for troubled mortgage assets. If formed, the program would consolidate an enormous pool of assets for opportunistic buyers to feast upon.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
A survey has found that 25 percent of European investors are considering cutting their exposure to real estate funds in the short-term, yet investors are also planning to increase their exposure to opportunity funds.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
MatlinPatterson co-founder Mark Patterson yesterday characterised today's economy as the most troubled since the period following the US stock market crash in 1929. Operational concerns are now second to broader financial markets considerations when conducting due diligence, he said.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Amid the turmoil of its parent company, AIG's investment arm continues its Asian expansion with the hiring of Michael Chae. The fate of the firm’s substantial private equity and real estate businesses remains uncertain.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
