Listed French real estate company, Altarea Cogedim, has beaten its original fundraising target by collecting €600m of commitments for a Paris office vehicle seeking mid-teen returns.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Columbus Capital Management, the value-added fund manager of London-based Schroders’ real estate investment and asset management business, has already deployed half the total equity raised.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The New York-based real estate investment firm's DRA Growth and Income Fund VII currently has $662m in commitments and is expecting a final close in September.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The Los Angeles firm that is enlarging via the acquisition of ING Real Estate Investment Management has appointed Cédric Engel and Loïc Cohen to enhance its value-added investment capabilities in Europe. Jean Lamothe, president of CBRE Investors in Europe, calls them 'tremendous additions'.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
There are increasing signs that Swiss pensions funds are beginning to seek improved risk-adjusted returns by investing abroad as Pensimo Management selects Partners Group for global value-added and opportunistic mandate.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Competition for core assets is pushing prices higher and cap rates down, however with little prospect for growth is the sector becoming increasingly risky?
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The London-based European private equity real estate firm says it is focusing on small-to-medium sized properties in order to deliver net returns of 13% per year.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Quick turnaround as Stenham Property exits an empty Central London office investment after refurbishing it and securing a letting
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Boston-based real estate firm expects to formally close the vehicle at the end of the year close to $250m, targeting office, medical office and light industrial in metropolitan areas in the East US.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The 11 shops have been sold to a German pharmaceutical pension fund for just over €58 million.
1 min read · 21 January 2013