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Friday Letter Early bird specialsWhile private equity real estate firms always offered fee breaks to large investors willing to commit to first closes, it is becoming increasingly clear that competition in giving such incentives is heating up.
- Friday Letter MSREI's parental approval
The private equity real estate division celebrated this week’s approval from investors to extend the investment period of its latest opportunity fund. But the nod from the parent Morgan Stanley bank was highly important too.
- Friday Letter Celebrity syndrome
With Blackstone already making plans for another fund even as it continues to raise capital for its current offering, competitors and others in the industry are beginning to question whether recent returns match the firm’s celebrity status with investors.
- Friday Letter Going, going, gone
Most of the legacy real estate fund businesses sponsored by financial institutions have disappeared from this year’s PERE 30 ranking, while strategic shifts and large older vintage funds do not bode well for the remaining bank-sponsored platforms.
- Friday Letter Ugly market, but not everyone is afraid
Amid plenty of doom and gloom, there were some rays of light to encourage delegates of the PERE Summit: Europe to think positively about the region.
- Friday Letter To dip or not to dip
A long-time New York real estate operator is pondering the launch of its first commingled investment fund. The wisdom of testing new waters during the current fundraising environment, however, is debatable.
- Friday Letter Belief systems
While many US pension plans are putting their faith in core strategies, KKR is urging them to go opportunistic.
- Friday Letter Alternative finance
Oaktree’s NPL securitisation points to a new financing option for private equity real estate firms, as well as the potential resurgence of US real estate finance in general.
- Friday Letter After the storm
New York, home to many private equity real estate firms, regroups in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
- Friday Letter Cutting through the hype
Single-family rentals have been among the most publicised real estate investment strategies of 2012, but also perhaps one of the least understood.