David Blight, chairman and chief executive of ING's €72 billion property investment management business dropped a bombshell over the summer when he resigned in order to return to Australia with his family. After three and a half years in the job, he is leaving a legacy. In an interview with PERE, Blight explains why and how ING has witnessed a revolution, by at last creating a global opportunity platform. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 22 January 2013
The fund, targeting real estate developments in Greater China, is the firm's second Asia-focused vehicle.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Respondents to a recent survey also said sovereign funds’ long-term strategy makes them more appealing than other LPs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity real estate firms globally raised $40bn during the first half of 2008, according to proprietary data from PERE magazine. This tally puts GPs on course to raise more than the record-breaking totals of last year. During the first six months of 2007, private equity real estate firms raised $30bn in capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Canada has the most transparent commercial real estate market in the world but Dubai, Romania, Ukraine and Russia show the biggest improvement in transparency levels over the past two years, according to a report from Jones Lang LaSalle.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Saudi petrochemical conglomerate has continued its push into property, establishing a joint venture with Singapore investor Yusof Wahid to invest in East Asian property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The $82bn Washington State Investment Board, known for its bullish stance on alternatives, had a minus two percent first quarter return on its private equity portfolio, while real estate underperformed against its benchmark. Executive Director Joseph Dear says ‘we’re in this asset class to stay’.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
One year after Knight Frank’s Rutley Capital Partners launched a £101m East Africa fund, another UK-based firm, Integreated Property Investments, is planning a property fund for the region.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The bill, which would more than double federal taxes on carried interest, faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The mega-buyout firm has revealed its private equity real estate business returned $1.3 billion to investors last year from 38 exits.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
