In teaming up with former Income Partners Asset Management partner Jiffriy Chandra to launch TransAsia Private Capital, Eddie Wong is expanding his investing horizons from real estate to the consumer and commodities sectors.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm led by Barry Sternlicht has closed its latest distressed opportunity investment vehicle well above its initial target of $2 billion to $3 billion, making it the largest fund that Starwood has raised to date.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
In this month’s issue of PERE, we speak with three of Brookfield’s senior real estate executives about how investing in real estate platforms has changed with the times.
3 min read · 27 August 2013
The $11.5 billion pension plan is projected to allocate the bulk of its new capital for the asset class over the next three years to value-added and opportunistic investments, as well as increasing its exposure to international real estate.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Limited partners will likely shift away from making commitments to diversified fund of funds due to poor relative performance and a move toward more customised strategies.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The state agency, which manages an estimated $163.5 billion in total assets, has launched a search for consultants to assist on both traditional and non-traditional real estate investments.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
Desmond Taljaard, who has been with Starwood Capital for six and a half years and once served as global head of real estate at Hilton International, is branching out with a company of his own called Mildmay Capital to invest in hotel assets across northern Europe.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The Boston-based real estate investment management firm has held a final closing for its latest real estate opportunity fund, Rockpoint Real Estate Fund IV.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
In continuing its plan to reduce its exposure to non-core assets, the London-based banking giant is considering the sale of another €650 million worth of Irish real estate loans.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
The global investment management behemoth is in the final throws of finalising the details on bringing aboard the ex-MGPA chief executive officer for Europe.
2 min read · 27 August 2013
