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Park Hill beefs upThe placement agent subsidiary of The Blackstone Group has hired former Credit Suisse and Partners Group capital raiser, Jan-Christoph Klein.
- Blackstone to make first China exit
The New York-based private equity and real estate giant is set to sell the Channel 1 shopping centre in Shanghai to a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed New World Development Co in a deal valued at RMB1.46 bn.
- Northwood raises $1bn+ in second offering
The New York-based firm, led by former Blackstone real estate head John Kukral, has closed the second offering of its real estate fund, bringing the total amount raised since launch to approximately $2.3 billion.
- BofA to sell $880m loan portfolio to trio of investors
A venture between Square Mile, Invesco and Canyon Capital is buying a portfolio of 32 loans from Bank of America at a discount of 20 to 25 percent off the face value.
- SC Management holds quick $60m first closing
The Asia-focused private equity real estate firm has taken just two weeks to hold a first closing of $60m for its third Asia opportunity fund, Real Estate Capital Asia Partners III.
- RiverOak launches $300m fund
The Stamford, Connecticut-based real estate investment firm has launched its fifth fund – its first targeting institutional investors
- Market timing
Despite the poor stock performance of its private equity rivals, the time may be ripe for Carlyle to go public.
- Crosstree launches with up to £500m backing
Blackstone, Starwood duo receive backing from one of the world’s richest men to launch Crosstree Real Estate Partners in a bid to invest in up to £1bn of property in the UK and possibly further afield into Europe.
- Top Starwood Capital RE dealmaker to relocate to London
Jeffrey Dishner, senior managing director and head of real estate acquisitions and debt investments at Starwood Capital Group, is relocating from the US to Europe as opportunities unfold in the region.
- Blackstone holds $4bn first close for Fund VII
The New York firm has taken just four months to raise more than a third of its $10 billion target for the incoming real estate opportunity fund. Separately, it also is in talks with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to buy the remaining real estate from its global real estate principal investments platform.