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Blackstone’s $4.2bn Asia fundraise breaks recordAnd the New York private real estate giant is not done fundraising for the vehicle.
- Lone Star racks up €15bn of deals in 6 months
Lone Star Funds was the most prolific buyer of European non-core real estate and real estate owned property in the first half of the year, with Cerberus, CarVal, Blackstone and Oaktree the next most active, according to advisor Cushman & Wakefeild.
- Blackstone eyes first Colombian RE foray
The New York-based private equity and real estate giant is partnering with two firms that originally had planned to raise a property fund targeting the Latin American nation.
- Chart of the Week: Total Capital Raised by Strategy H1 2014
Debt fundraising leads 2014 at the halfway point
- Blackstone to buy back Park Avenue Tower for $750m
The New York-based real estate and private equity firm will acquire for the second time the Manhattan office building from Shorenstein Properties, seven years after buying it the first time.
- Europe propels fundraising to pre-GFC levels
According to data from PERE’s Research & Analytics division, fundraising for private real estate investment strategies has reached $56.3 billion for the year to date, thanks in no small part to fundraises in Europe.
- Blackstone buys Alban Gate for core business
The New York firm has bought a London office for £300 million in its maiden deal for a ‘light-fix’ strategy. The seller was Carlyle on behalf of its European opportunity fund.
- Cypress Equities nets $400m for debut fund
The Dallas-based retail investment firm has closed its first institutional offering significantly above its original target.
- Och-Ziff consolidates RE business ahead of Euro push
Managing director for Europe David Gillerman is to make way for up to six new hires reporting directly to senior principal Steve Orbuch in New York as the hedge fund’s real estate division ramps up in the region.
- CPPIB names new Europe RE head
Andrea Orlandi has been promoted to managing director and head of real estate investments for Europe following a decision by Wenzel Hoberg to take a leave of absence