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Blackstone invests £400m in 16 UK warehousesBlackstone’s European logistics business Logicor has acquired 6 million square feet of UK logistics space from an Oaktree Capital Management and Anglesea Capital JV.
- EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone raises $1bn for Asia core
The New York-based private equity real estate giant’s almost weekly assault on the news headlines continues as it emerges that it has formed a dedicated pool of capital for stabilized, incoming-generating assets in Asia.
- Round Hill in £600m student housing sale
The London-based real estate and energy investment management firm has sold its student accommodation portfolio to Greystar for £600 million, just three years after acquiring it for £412 million.
- EXCLUSIVE: Lone Star wraps $5.9bn fund in single close
The Dallas-based private equity firm’s latest real estate fund was oversubscribed by more than $1 billion.
- Prologis and NBIM buy KTR Capital for $5.9 billion
The San Francisco-based industrial real estate developer, in partnership with Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, has agreed to acquire the New York-based industrial property owner.
- Blackstone’s James: GE deal ‘opens up new opportunities’
The New York-based private equity and real estate giant says its recent $23 billion transaction will also be a significant AUM builder.
- Ivanhoé Cambridge makes first direct investment in Australia
The real estate arm of Canada’s second largest pension fund has partnered with the Blackstone Group to acquire a Sydney office tower for A$240 million.
- Blackstone, Wells Fargo in $23bn GE Capital raid
In buying the bulk of the real estate assets from GE’s financial unit, the New York private equity real estate giant and the San Francisco bank look set to complete the largest private property deal since the global financial crisis.
- FRIDAY LETTER: Winner takes all
Blackstone’s $15 billion fundraising for BREP VIII is a milestone on multiple fronts. But that isn’t necessarily good news for the rest of the market.
- Colony Capital goes public
The Los Angeles-based real estate and investment firm has completed its combination with its publicly-traded mortgage real estate investment trust, Colony Financial.