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Thirty capital raisers who can make a differenceThese are the men and women you want in your corner when fundraising in today’s ultra-competitive capital markets.
PERE Global Awards: Time to dust down the ballot boxWhich individuals and organizations made the biggest marks in private real estate in 2018?
GI 50 2018 countdown: 39-30We continue our countdown of PERE's Global Investor 50, ranking the private real estate investment world’s top names.
GI 50 2018 countdown: 50-40We kick off our countdown of PERE's Global Investor 50, ranking the private real estate investment world’s top names.
Gaw Capital beats its own fundraising record with $1.95bn first close – ExclusiveThe Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm has set a $2bn hard-cap target for its sixth pan-Asia opportunistic real estate fund.
BlackRock aims to double real estate AUM in five yearsDespite static asset value and senior departures, the world’s biggest asset manager is eyeing aggressive expansion, with US value-add commingled funds one strategic target area.
- FX volatility weighs on Blackstone’s real estate business
Asian currency fluctuations in particular were a drag on the firm’s global opportunistic fund series in Q3.
PAG’s hostile bid for Spring REIT underscores take-private trend in AsiaSome of the poorly performing REITs in the region are ripe for takeovers by opportunistic managers, although the privatization process may be difficult to undertake.
Meyer Bergman makes logistics debut as part of diversification pushThe retail-focused asset manager has continued to expand into new sectors by acquiring a nine-property portfolio in Italy.
2018 Spotlight on IndiaThe big news in India’s private real estate market is the public equity market. A number of players are gearing up for the first round of investment trust flotations.