After 25 years of investing in US real estate, the property arm of Investcorp is looking towards its next stage of growth. Here, John Fraser and Jonathan Dracos, the co-heads of the firm's real estate group, talk about opening a new office in Los Angeles, courting US investors and possibly expanding into Europe. By Aaron Lovell
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity real estate investors are funneling capital into Indian special economic zones. But there are significant risks that not everything will go according to plan with these controversial developments. By Dave Keating
3 min read · 22 January 2013
In more than doubling the size of its last vehicle, heitman has closed an $800m fund to invest in north American value-added opportunities.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
A small town in northwest Hungary may soon be home to Europe’s largest gaming complex—if Australia’s richest man, James Packer, has anything to say about it.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based firm will acquire a 65 percent stake in the company, which owns and operates more than 3,000 service stations across Europe.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
European LPs are now behaving and demanding more like their US counterparts, right down to investing in their own backyard. By Robin Marriott
4 min read · 22 January 2013
In recent years, the story of the fundraising market has been more capital, more funds and a lot more activity. But beneath the frenzied surface, a number of other trends are quietly taking shape. By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 22 January 2013
With competition for European property assets heating up, environmental due diligence is no longer just a tick-the-box exercise. By David George, Keith McClurey, Tim Bescoby and Laura Dougal
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Despite the huge potential in the Indian property market, serious concerns about pricing, supply-and-demand fundamentals and infrastructure remain. Has the hype outpaced the reality on the ground? By Aaron Lovell
7 min read · 22 January 2013
In 1999, Ric Lewis established Curzon Global Partners as a boutique European fund for AEW. Now, eight years and €15 billion later, he talks here about the firm's rapid ascension, why he set out to “wreck” European investors, and how a hole-in-one nearly cost him a car. By Robin Marriott
10 min read · 22 January 2013
