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Henderson Park notches record Europe debut with $2.2bn final close – ExclusiveThe final close, fueled by topping-up investors, means Nick Weber’s private equity real estate business has now raised the biggest first-time fund in the region.
UBS’s $21bn US core fund sees two-year redemption queueLackluster returns and growing competition have the Swiss bank’s UBS Trumbull Property Trust suffering the sector’s biggest investor exodus.
The hotelization of real estateService is not just for travel and leisure. It is quickly becoming the norm across all property types.
Should emerging managers be expected to grant big fee breaks?Already saddled with financial constraints, some upstart firms are pushing back against generous concessions to investors.
Can Blackstone’s $19bn logistics deal deliver opportunistic returns?The private equity giant says it will lean heavily on location advantages and operational expertise to hit performance targets for its mammoth acquisition.
Carlyle’s first Europe fund in 10 years raises €540m – ExclusiveThe global investment firm’s latest vehicle targeting the region has been positioned as ‘half-fund’ with a two-year investment period.
Five things to know about PERE’s first 100-strong manager rankingBeyond the top managers raising record equity, other takeaways include the greater investing power, the relevance of non-North American managers and the distance Blackstone is gaining on the chasing pack.
PERE 100: Entity deals drive the ranking's US-heavy activityLarge-cap privatizations stateside contributed to the ranking being a net buying force last year, explains Real Capital Analytics managing director Simon Mallinson
PERE 100: The biggest grow bigger stillStellar post-crisis performances have seen mega-fund managers dominate PERE’s signature ranking. But are they at their biggest at the worst time?
PERE 100: GLP on cashing in on the logistics boomGlobal logistics specialist GLP is the only Asian firm to break into the top five in the PERE 100.