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Brookfield raises stake in GGP in $1.7bn dealThe Toronto-based investment firm has bought all of Fairholme’s interest in the mall REIT, increasing its total stake in GGP to 38%.
- DTZ beefs up Asia funds team with ex- BoAML and Macquarie directors
DTZ Capital Partners, the DTZ entity that manages funds launched by DTZ Investment Management, has hired ex-Bank of America Merrill Lynch director Jason Lee and ex-Macquarie director Michael Moon for senior positions.
- The finalists are set, now pick a winner
Polls open today for the Global PERE Awards 2010. Now is the time for you to determine which firms and individuals stood out from the crowd last year. Make your voice heard and get voting!
- Report: Beijing secures approval for QFLP scheme
The Chinese capital has reportedly joined Shanghai in securing the necessary backing from China’s central government to launch a currency conversion programme for offshore LPs. Further detail on Shanghai’s QFLP scheme has also emerged.
- Shanghai publishes guidelines to QFLP programme
The Pilot Measures leave many of the questions around foreign LP investment into RMB funds unanswered, but they contain good news for foreign GPs managing RMB funds
- PERE Awards: East versus West, old versus new
The PERE Global Awards 2010 pit representatives of two Asia sovereign wealth funds against established Western figures and plenty more battles besides
- Blackstone reportedly among bidders for Centro assets
GIC, Centerbridge and Oaktree are also said to be bidding for the assets of the ailing Australian property investment firm.
- Blackstone poised for UK return
In its first deal for 15 months in the UK, The Blackstone Group is reportedly close to buying Chiswick Park business park for £480 million. The office complex is west of central London.
- TPG hires Westbrook managing principal, builds RE team
After 13 years with Westbrook Partners, Avi Banyasz will help David Bonderman’s private equity firm push further into the real estate asset class.
- Cutting through the hype
Single-family rentals have been among the most publicised real estate investment strategies of 2012, but also perhaps one of the least understood.