Final voting has started for the third annual Global PERE Awards. Will Blackstone retain its title as global firm of the year or will MGPA, LaSalle, Carlyle or Lone Star steal its thunder? The readers of PERE will now decide.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Final voting has started for the third annual Global PERE Awards. Will Blackstone retain its title as global firm of the year or will MGPA, LaSalle, Carlyle or Lone Star steal its thunder. Who will clinch the title for global industry figure of the year – Jim Quille, John Gray, Michael Pralle, John Grayken or Neel Kashkari? Only you can decide.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The South Carolina theme park, backed by publicly listed Israeli holding companies Africa Israel Investment and Polar Investments, failed to find a buyer while in bankruptcy and will liquidate just nine months after opening.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The Florida-based firm joins several other high-profile private equity firms that have cut back on staff to control costs amid recession, including Blackstone and Carlyle. Sun invested alongside Lubert-Adler in US retailer Mervyns, which last year filed for bankruptcy.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The South Asian nation saw a 45% drop in total deal value and a 24% decline in the total number of deals announced in 2008 compared to 2007. More than a third of all deals were in the real estate sector.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the Asia and rest of world awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
10 min read · 21 January 2013
More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the European awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
9 min read · 21 January 2013
Though some GPs argue that absolute returns matter most, an industry index allowing anyone to benchmark the performance of value-added and opportunity funds has finally arrived. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
6 min read · 21 January 2013
As some LPs actively seek to liquidate their real estate assets in the secondaries market, other more well capitalised limited partners are eyeing the sector as a potential investment opportunity. However with so much uncertainty in the market, the task of underwriting those positions is now much more daunting. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue.
5 min read · 21 January 2013
The talk of the town has been the potential for LPs to default on capital calls. It may be just noise at the moment but it is raising questions about counterparty risk. For their part, LPs want greater transparency for their cash. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
4 min read · 21 January 2013
