Consulation closes today on proposed rules in the United Arab Emirates which make little distinction between private equity and other asset classes.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The balance of power is starting to shift back to landlords as US vacancy rates start to slowly decline, according to NAREIM members, with rents expected to stablise in 2011. However, challenges still remain.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
One of the highlight’s of this year’s PERE Forum: Asia in Hong Kong was an onstage interview with Mark Burton, the former chief investment officer of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
8 min read · 18 January 2013
Thought the campaign behind a carried interest tax hike died last year? Think again.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Over the past 10 years, value-added and opportunistic private real estate funds achieved 8.7% unlevered returns net of fees, according to a new index of more than 270 private funds unveiled by Partners Group and Thomson Reuters.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
A US federal appeals court has given the green light to an investor lawsuit claiming Blackstone whitewashed its portfolio before launching its listing on the NYSE.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
After hitting an all-time low of just $2.7bn of new CMBS issuance in 2009, the securitisation market is expected to originate up to $15bn per quarter in new deals, with large portfolio refinancings pushing the figure up to $65bn.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Composition Capital joins the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles, bringing its membership total to 100 organisations.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
As the European fund manager looks to expand in the US, it is considering creating new platforms through JVs with other GPs.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Buying ING REIM would make CBRE Investors, led by Matt Khourie, the largest property management firm in the world – but not the largest opportunity fund manager globally.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
