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Schwarzman: Real estate ‘shake-out’ comingThe Blackstone Group will not have a problem attracting LP capital for its next real estate funds, unlike other firms, according to the firm’s chief Steve Schwarzman.
- Glass ceiling breakers
The July issue of PERE magazine features 10 women who are fundamentally shaping the private real estate industry today. Each wields significant clout among their peers and are seen by the industry as pioneering leaders in their field.
- Back to school - will dorms be able to provide big returns?
With private equity real estate groups like The Blackstone Group developing student housing projects in London, will dorms be able to provide big returns? By Aaron Lovell
- New kid on the block
In the latest sign of the asset class' development, a new secondaries firm targeting private equity real estate partnerships has launched.
- Going for a ride
Private equity firms around the world have become active investors in the theme park industry—will they be able to handle the G-forces? By Paul Fruchbom
- Europe goes public
The introduction of publicly traded REITs in Europe's two largest economies is bound to have repercussions on the region's property markets—should private equity real estate firms be worried?
- Betting on British boozers
Private equity has had a great run investing in UK pubs, but can the trend continue? By Philip Borel
- An American real estate firm in Paris
All eyes are on Barry Sternlicht as he hopes to recreate his past successes with a high-end chain based on Paris' Hotel de Crillon. Can the hotel's storied past lead to an even brighter future? By Aaron Lovell
- Waking up to Germany
British financier and author Jim Mellon is set to move into the German residential market in a big way.
- The first cut is the deepest
Raising a debut opportunity fund is an arduous undertaking, but with capital abundant, real estate hot, and investors eager, has the process gotten any easier? By Paul Fruchbom