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Hail to the chefHail to the chef 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Installing English-chef-turned-reality-television-show-host Gordon Ramsay in your hotel's restaurant certainly sounds like a great “value add” for a private equity real estate firm. And it will probably end up being a smart move for The Blackstone Group, which owns th
- Toasting profit
Private equity groups are no longer buying British pubs just for economies of scale. Now, they're repositioning them to accommodate the country's changing tastes and its impending smoking ban. By Robin Marriott
- A year to remember
For the first time, PERE commemorates the people, firms and deals that shaped the past year in the global private equity real estate industry. And what a year it was.
- Blackstone moves into infrastructure
The private equity giant is teaming up with Citigroup to invest $5bn in Indian infrastructure.
- Shopping for real estate
Private equity firms are circling the supermarket group Sainsbury's and putting the spotlight on companies with large property assets. By Robin Marriott
- Party central
Blackstone's top brass may be throwing lavish parties, but the firm is proving it can be a workhorse when it comes to selling off properties. By Paul Fruchbom
- German stress points
Investors are predicting forced sales in Germany, possibly starting this year, from highly-indebted purchasers. At the same time, they hope to capture some of the muchvaunted rental growth in the country's main markets. By Robin Marriott
- Leopard in Cambodia
The Hong Kong firm has held an initial closing on a $100 million Cambodia fund.
- Talent turbulence
In the investment business, the defection of talented GPs is as certain as death and taxes. By David Snow
- Early stage investor
Early stage investor 2008-06-01 Staff Writer Quotable “It's like a battleship in a storm. You want to be on a big boat.”