New research from Clairvue Capital Partners reveals that, in an illiquid market, opportunities in two forms of special situations investments – recapitalisations and secondaries – are rising. PERE Magazine, December 2011/January 2012 issue.
7 min read · 18 January 2013
CY Leung, DTZ’s chairman in Asia Pacific, has handed in his notice at the firm in order to run for chief executive of Hong Kong in next year’s election. Leung merged his Chinese property services company CY Leung & Co into DTZ in 2000 providing the London-based firm with a strong footing in the Chinese market.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Deutsche Bank is conducting a strategic review of its €516bn global Asset Management group, which could lead to a sale of RREEF’s global real estate arm, DB Private Equity, and RREEF Infrastructure.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The Chicago-based shopping centre REIT, which was recapitalised by Brookfield's turnaround consortium last year, has chosen the former Equity International exec to head up investor relations.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Kiran Patel has resigned from his role as global head of business development, distribution, research and strategy at AXA Real Estate Investment Managers after 11 years with the firm. The firm paid tribute to his service in an announcement today.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has promoted Sarah Leroy to global head of legal. She joined the firm in 2003.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
In a keynote address at PERE’s annual event in Frankfurt, Roger Orf, managing director and head of Europe at Apollo Global Real Estate, explained how Germany was emerging as the ‘winner’ out of the current European sovereign debt crisis.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
As part of the integration of ING's real estate business into its own, CBRE Global Investors has appointed Maurice Voskuilen as global chief financial officer and chief administrative officer and Jeroen Tomesen as global head of human resources.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The global asset management business appoints Justin Kean from ING Real Estate Select to work on approximately €300 million of mandates.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Mesirow Financial's chief economist Diane Swonk at the PERE Forum in New York this week drew a parallel between the US market and two lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s longest poem to describe how there is much capital, but no obvious place to invest in these uncertain times.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
