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Blackstone in Asia core-plus forayNew York-based private equity firm Blackstone has acquired a quarter stake in an office tower in Sydney for A$240m in what is thought to be its first core-plus strategy in Asia.
- Cerberus tops Europe with €17.7bn of NPLs
The New York-based firm ended 2014 as the largest buyer of European nonperforming loans after a run of 12-plus deals in the region, accounting for nearly 22 percent of the market.
- EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone makes first Latin America RE hire
The former real estate head at a Brazilian investment bank will be Blackstone’s first on-the-ground real estate professional in the region.
- LP Radar - February 2015
See the latest PERE LP updates, including allocation changes and people moves.
- RCA: Blackstone tops 2014 buyers and sellers list
With $16.85 billion of acquisitions and $11.42 billion of sales in the year, Blackstone dominated yet another list of real estate investment houses, this time compiled by research firm, Real Capital Analytics.
- New Jersey earmarks $600m to Blackstone, TGM
The $79.7 billion pension plan’s real estate commitments at its first board meeting of the year represent one of its largest-ever allocations to the asset class.
- COMMENT: The Apple of real estate(2)
Events surrounding this week’s astonishing news about the $10 billion first closing for its BREP VIII opportunity fund has us once more making comparisons with a tech giant.
- Fundraising by Strategy in 2014
Opportunity funds triumph in the last quarter of 2014
- COMMENT: The Apple of real estate
Events surrounding this week’s astonishing news about the $10 billion first closing for its BREP VIII opportunity fund has us once more making comparisons with a tech giant.
- Blackstone sees RE earnings fall
The New York-based private equity real estate firm reported a rare decline in its real estate earnings during fourth quarter of 2014.