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Friday Letter Young and RestlessThe market is filled with aspiring fund managers. But in the June issue of PERE magazine we profile 10 “emerging managers” http://www.privateequityrealestate.com/Article.aspx?aID=0&article=14859 that you can expect to grow by leaps and bounds going forward. These are the strong teams that will have to survive what many foresee is going to be an increasingly Darwinian fundraising environment.
- Friday Letter Disequilibrium
Could the surplus of buyers making a mad dash to scoop up limited distressed opportunities actually emerge as a solution to the liquidity crisis?
- Friday Letter Clash of the Apollos
Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management has been looking to go large in the real estate space, and it won’t be with Apollo Real Estate Advisors.
- Friday Letter Prevailing winds
The number of private equity investments in wind farms recently has been head-spinning. This blow-out deal activity has been generated by a perfect storm of global energy demand, government incentives and improving technology.
- Friday Letter And the winners are...
Yes, it’s that time of year again when voting starts for the Global PERE Awards. Who do you think has the potential to be named industry figure of 2008? Which firm made the most notable deal of 2008? What was the fundraising highlight of the year?
- Friday Letter You've chosen the finalists, now pick the winners
Final voting has started for the third annual Global PERE Awards. Will Blackstone retain its title as global firm of the year or will MGPA, LaSalle, Carlyle or Lone Star steal its thunder? The readers of PERE will now decide.
- Friday Letter Gray, Grayken, Quille or dark horse?
Three industry titans vie for one prestigious PERE award. Have you cast your vote?
- Friday Letter To TALF or not to TALF?
The first funds from the US government’s Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility will be distributed next week. Will TALF prove the kickstart the commercial real estate industry hopes it to be?
- Friday Letter Keep your head while others lose theirs
April was a month of senior departures, many of whom built the platforms and raised the funds that PERE LPs find themselves committed to today. The issue has become an area of grave concern.
- Friday Letter Topping out the 30 largest firms
Blackstone and Morgan Stanley lead the latest PERE 30 ranking for the second year running. That may change in the future, though.