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The Four Food Groups - September 2008Four Food Groups 2008-09-01 Staff Writer RESIDENTIAL Living large Singapore's Orchard Road, known throughout the world for its shopping malls, will soon be home to a new 56-story luxury residential building. The complex, known as The Orchard Residences,
- Sweden cooling
Having been through two property crises in the past 20 years, Sweden could be about to enter another difficult part of its history. Robin Marriott takes the temperature of a country that has attracted legions of foreign investors in recent years and discovers the heat has gone.
- Rising interest, falling yields
With a thriving economy, the Nordic region has seen a rush of investment over the past several years. But as the stellar yields of three years ago have fallen, investors are starting to look at new strategies for growth. By Dave Keating
- Senior management
Chicago-based Harrison Street and New York-based Kaplan Development group have joined forces to develop and acquire senior housing properties on the East coast.
- $57bn raised to date
$57bn raised to date 2008-11-01 Staff Writer Global fundsBlackstone Real Estate Partners VIThe Blackstone GroupNew YorkGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$900Apr-08Equity International Fund IVEquity International PropertiesChicagoGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$500Feb-08Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners IIILehman Brother
- Aviva's US rainmaker
Aviva Investors' rebranding – with its recent hire of Steve Felix – is the latest example of large insurance companies expanding their investment management business.
- Putting the ING into distressed investing
ING Clarion is realigning its latest development fund to take advantage of the opportunities on offer.
- Good-bye, and good pot
Good-bye, and good pot 2008-11-01 Staff Writer “It's not based on any particular data point. We just wanted to choose a really large number.”“We need to stop the tide of history from engulfng us.”How the US Treasury decided it needed $700 billion to r
- Green Courte partner with former EOP veteran
The Chicago-based private equity real estate firm has joined forces with former EOP executive Mark Scully to help expand the firm’s retail/mixed-used platform in Colorado.
- Schwarzman, Zell head list of richest PE, RE investors
The founders of Blackstone and Equity International lead the Forbes 400 list of the richest investors in private equity real estate in the US with an estimated wealth of $6.4bn and $5bn respectively.