In a keynote address at PERE’s annual event in Frankfurt, Roger Orf, managing director and head of Europe at Apollo Global Real Estate, explained how Germany was emerging as the ‘winner’ out of the current European sovereign debt crisis.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York-based firm has made early headway in its capital raising efforts for its second Japan-focused opportunity fund. The ¥100bn Fortress Japan Opportunity Domestic Fund II is expected to be used predominantly for investments in the country’s debt space with a view to taking controlling positions.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
A challenging fundraising environment is separating the “haves” from the “have nots” among fund managers, but capital raisers can still attract investors if they play their cards right, according to a group of panellists at the PERE Forum in New York.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
A trio of real estate executives at the PERE Forum: New York agreed that investment opportunities within the distressed real estate debt space are steadily increasing.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm led by ex-Macquarie Capital Advisors fundraiser Rachel Renucci-Tan, has added former-Oaktree and Ping An executive Frank Xin to its team as chief investment officer. Xin will be based at TAN-EU’s new Shanghai office.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has received fresh investment from an unnamed sovereign wealth fund for portfolio company, Freeport, which develops factory outlet centres in Europe.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The Denver-based fund manager has signed a $100 million separate account targeting bridge loans. In addition, it has held a first close of $35 million for its second commercial real estate finance fund.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The investment arm of the Dubai government has teamed up with the Toronto and New York-based asset manager to launch the first investment fund to target Dubai real estate.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
What a recent hire by TPG tells us about the way the big guns of private equity are approaching this market. By Robin Marriott.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Firm headed by ex-Cerberus executive Saul Goldstein has purchased the AOC building in Frankfurt, the first deal for its €238 million distressed property fund.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
