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
Oaktree Capital has hired Colony Capital veteran John Brady to lead the firm's real estate group, expand its global presence and leverage its alternative asset platform.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
At a recent private equity conference on emerging markets, both the perils and potential of investing in the developed world were brought into clear focus. By Paul Fruchbom
5 min read · 22 January 2013
