The city’s aldermen approved the Citi Infrastructure Investors-led consortium’s $2.5bn bid to privatise Midway Airport, the largest such privatisation in the US to date. It came after the $12.8bn Pennsylvania Turnpike offer, in which Citi had also been involved, expired without a legislative vote.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Shaun O’Connor, joining the firm as chief financial officer, was previously with GE Real Estate as chief financial officer for its US and European units. He was also previously with American International Group and IBM.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
As the fundraising market dips, mega-firms may have all the more reason to seek permanent capital bases with a public float, writes Matt Levin.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The $153bn New York State Common Retirement Fund has marginally surpassed its 8 percent private equity target allocation while approaching its 6 percent target real estate allocation.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A UK property investment firm has secured a commitment from the BP Pension fund to invest in multi-let property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The 100-square miles of Washington DC is considered one of the, if not the, most stable, real estate market in the US. What many consider to be a primarily core market though has many private equity real estate firms racing to invest. Zoe Hughes discovers why America's capital is proving so dynamic.
8 min read · 22 January 2013
Having been through two property crises in the past 20 years, Sweden could be about to enter another difficult part of its history. Robin Marriott takes the temperature of a country that has attracted legions of foreign investors in recent years and discovers the heat has gone.
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Environmental impact may be a nebulous concept for some investors, but it is something that needs to be costed by private equity real estate firms. Robin Marriott examines how carbon footprints, sustainability and energy efficiency are having an effect on environmental due diligence.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Sustainable or ‘green’ development has been a buzz word in private equity real estate in recent years. Now, as in Europe, where green investments have been going strong for the past two decades, the concept is being espoused across all property sectors in the US. As Eva Poon discovers, it's more than just a passing fad.
10 min read · 22 January 2013
What does the bankruptcy of its parent company mean for Lehman Brothers Private Equity, the powerful private equity real estate firm that just closed a $3.2 billion fund? Those close to the firm predict a bright future but an uncertain near future. By Zoe Hughes
6 min read · 22 January 2013
