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Arcapita buys French logistics firm from SagardThe Bahrain-based investment bank has completed what it says is France’s largest LBO this year, in the form of a secondary deal for Compagnie Européenne de Prestations Logistiques. Sagard purchased the company in 2005 for an undisclosed sum, and has exited for an estimated €500m.
- Biggest ever buyout could become biggest ever bidding war
According to reports, US distressed debt specialist Cerberus may look to trump Blackstone’s $36bn offer for Equity Office, the biggest buyout to date.
- On the way to Forum
Forum Partners, an otherwise low-profile firm that provides growth capital to property companies, made headlines when it acquired the real estate securities platform from Citi. PERE spoke with chief executive Russell Platt about how that deal got done, Forum’s runway to growth and his early days in the bull pen with John Grayken. By Robin Marriott.
- Ten themes as 2009 turns to 2010
PERE takes a look at the major themes that shaped the global real estate industry in 2009, as well as some encouraging indicators for the year ahead. By Zoe Hughes
- RBC taps Bank of America real estate banker
Dan Teper has been hired by RBC Capital Markets to help expand the bank’s US real estate investment banking group. Teper was previously managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- Merrill Lynch shelves Asia platform sale
Merrill Lynch’s global real estate principle investments division has halted plans to offload its Asian real estate investment management business. The platform may be placed on the market again late second quarter 2010.
- Carlyle gets 5-year refinancing of Freeport
The US private equity firm has arranged a €172.5 million bank facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- Colony, GA purchase US retail bank
The two private equity firms have partnered with First Republic’s management to carve out the group from BofA for a reported $1bn.
- Merrill Lynch $5bn Asia platform down to two
LaSalle Investment Management and ING Real Estate Investment Management remain on a whittled-down shortlist to buy the management of the Wall Street Bank’s Asian Real Estate opportunity Fund and its other Asian real estate holdings.
- SPECIAL REPORT: Thrivers and survivors
These 15 firms have the skills and strategies to dominate the real estate wasteland, say market insiders. PERE Magazine September 2009.