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HarbourVest looks to real estate expansionThe global fund of funds manager has hired former Composition Capital managing director Randy Parker to oversee its private equity real estate investments.
- The corporate man
Allstate Investments manages more than $125 billion (€96 billion) of assets for its parent company, approximately $18 billion of which is invested in real estate. Edgar Alvarado, a 14-year veteran at Allstate, oversees the group's $1.5 billion private equity real estate portfolio, which has generated a net return of almost 20 percent since its inception in the early 1990s. Today, Alvarado, who recently committed to funds managed by Beacon Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group, is looking to grow Allstate's commitments to the asset class to $1 billion per year. Here, he gives us his take on Blackstone's IPO filing, the market for real estate talent, and the lack of communication in the LP community.
- American duo buys Liverpool
After paying £470m for the club, George Gillett and Tom Hicks are prepared to build a new stadium for Liverpool.
- Beacon eyes $6bn
The Boston firm continues to target knowledge-based cities at it raises its sixth value-add fund.
- Casualties of the gold rush
As hedge funds increasingly look to property investment, one real estate investment banker discusses five common mistakes—and how to avoid them. By Paul Fried
- Human capital gains
The private equity real estate firm founded by former Grubb & Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson has been in aggressive expansion mode with several new hires in the past four months.
- Carlyle's fifth
The Carlyle Group has closed its fifth US-focused private equity real estate fund on $3 billion—an amount more than triple its previous fund raised two years ago.
- Beacon targets $6bn for latest fundraise
Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners to expand focus on offices in key knowledge-based cities with its sixth value-add fund, Beacon Capital Strategic Partners VI.
- A signature building
The John Hancock Tower in Boston, which was recently acquired by Broadway Real Estate Partners, has a long and colorful history, from falling windows to an in-house squadron of barbers.
- Beacon Capital acquires London office property for £325 million
The US private equity firm has acquired MidCity Place, a mixed office and retail development in central London, from Invista Real Estate and Delancey.