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Chasing the dollarsThe fundraising market for private equity real estate vehicles has reached record-setting levels over the past two years, creating new challenges— and opportunities—for GPs, LPs and placement agents alike.
- The changing face of European hotels
As activity in the European hospitality sector accelerates, private equity firms are reshaping the industry's ownership structure, begging the question as to who will own hotels in the future. By Arthur de Haast, global chief executive officer at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
- A room at Claridge's
1998 Colony and Blackstone usher in the age of the European take-priva
- Real estate Mogull
Former Doughty Hanson real estate head Marc Mogull has launched a new firm focusing on middle market deals in Europe.
- Blackstone breaks the bank
The New York-based firm raises a record $5.3 billion private equity real estate fund.
- Torn in the USA
Though opportunity fund managers continue to bemoan the competitive state of the US market, their actions on the ground seem to contradict their words. By Paul Fruchbom
- Kings, queens and Mick Jagger
Kings, queens and Mick Jagger 2005-07-01 Staff Writer From the day it was established almost two hundred years ago, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair district has been a favorite rest stop for the rich, the famous and the merely royal. The hotel's luxury accommodations and storied history have also attrac
- West Side story encore
Donald Trump is suing his Hong Kong business partners in New York's highprofile Riverside South development.
- The view from the top
High above London, four real estate bankers recently gathered to discuss the events of 2005, the key trends in today's market and whether the future holds boom or bust. By Jonn Elledge
- Taming the dragon
New York-based alternative assets firm GSC Partners and property group Tishman Speyer are teaming up to invest in Shanghai and Beijing.