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  • Illinois Municipal invests in second Blackstone Asia fund
    PEI Staff- 3 April 2017

    The US public pension fund has agreed to invest up to $100m in Blackstone’s second Asia-focused private equity real estate fund.

  • IMRF makes $150m RE commitment
    PEI Staff- 3 April 2017

    The Illinois pension fund re-ups real estate investment by $150 million.

  • Greener on the other side
    PEI Staff- 30 March 2017

    Responsible investing is gaining traction in the US as a driver of returns. As we find in this preview of our April edition, this is a good point in the cycle to take note.

  • Anbang drops out of NYC tower deal
    Meghan Morris- 29 March 2017

    The Chinese insurer ended discussions with the Kushner Companies after talks of a deal drew lawmakers’ scrutiny.

  • Blackstone bets again on Dutch logistics
    PEI Staff- 27 March 2017

    The New York-based real estate giant has once again bet on Dutch logistics after picking up its second portfolio of assets in the country in a week.

  • China’s HNA buys stake in Old Mutual’s AM unit
    PEI Staff- 27 March 2017

    The Chinese conglomerate, whose businesses range from aviation to financial services, has made its second acquisition in the US in a month as its continues its overseas push.

  • Going long
    PEI Staff- 23 March 2017

    Institutional investors want to put capital to work for more than 10 years at a time. Are private equity firms the right organisations to do it?

  • Brookfield, NYSTRS to sell NYC office for $2.2bn
    Meghan Morris- 22 March 2017

    The Toronto-based alternative asset manager and New York pension fund are selling the 45-story building to a joint venture led by China’s HNA Group.

  • AEW Asia sells Shanghai office building
    PEI Staff- 21 March 2017

    The value-add investment manager has sold a commercial office building in Shanghai’s central business district to Ascendas-Singbridge.

  • Blackstone, M7 buy Hansteen logistics portfolios for €1.28bn
    PEI Staff- 20 March 2017

    The deal to buy Hansteen Holdings’ entire Dutch and German logistics platforms saw its share price rise to its highest level since 2007.