The firm, launched in 2002 by Chris Gradel and Horst Geicke (pictured), is adding a Greater China real estate vehicle to its group of funds.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As a launching pad for its real estate efforts in Asia, the Los Angeles-based firm has acquired Singapore’s Pangaea Capital Management.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Lone Star said in a letter to Accredited Home Lenders today that it would loosen the closing conditions of the deal if Accredited agrees to cut its price from $400m to $225m.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The newly formed lobbying group has released its first white paper in defence of private equity, coinciding with the first day of the Senate Finance Committee’s hearings on the taxation of carried interest.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
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10 min read · 22 January 2013
After 25 years of investing in US real estate, the property arm of Investcorp is looking towards its next stage of growth. Here, John Fraser and Jonathan Dracos, the co-heads of the firm's real estate group, talk about opening a new office in Los Angeles, courting US investors and possibly expanding into Europe. By Aaron Lovell
10 min read · 22 January 2013
The sale is being taken as the latest sign that buyers of large-scale residential portfolios in Germany are failing in a strategy to sell homes for a profit or to increase rents.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The two private equity firms have agreed to buy publicly traded Penn National Gaming, which owns 18 facilities in 14 US states.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Taking advantage of the downturn in the sub-prime market, the Dallas-based private equity firm has acquired Accredited Home Lenders for $400m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
In recent years, the story of the fundraising market has been more capital, more funds and a lot more activity. But beneath the frenzied surface, a number of other trends are quietly taking shape. By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 22 January 2013
