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
Though investment by domestic firms in Chinese real estate rose dramatically in the first half of 2008, investment by foreign firms fell sharply. Have Western investors fled from Chinese real estate for the time being? PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Why the temporary halting of redemptions by German open-ended property funds is not good news for private equity real estate. PERE magazine December 2008/January 2009
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Gary Stevens is suing his former employer, Landmark Partners, for breach of contract amid allegations the firm failed to keep a promise over compensation. PERE magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue
3 min read · 21 January 2013
