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Plugging property’s data holeFirms chasing chief data officers are encountering a number of obstacles, including real estate’s perception as a tech laggard.
Phoenix launches $900m sixth Asia opportunities fund - ExclusiveThe Hong Kong-based investment manager will seek investments in Australia for Fund VI, a first for its opportunistic series.
Publicly-traded PERE firms' Q4 earnings: Our interactive analysisFrom capital raised to strategic shifts, PERE is covering the publicly-listed private equity companies with real estate arms as their fourth-quarter earnings are released.
Real estate is adding CDOs to its c-suite nowForward-thinking firms searching for chief data officers will encounter a tough hiring market, but the competition is worth it.
For Blackstone, two heads are better than oneSharing roles can sometimes be a temporary arrangement, but the New York-based firm has good reasons for wanting to continue the dual leadership structure within its real estate business.
- Blackstone’s Gray: firm puts ‘premium on succession’
The firm elevated Jon Gray to president and named two New York-based co-heads to take his place.
Green Street: ‘Co-working trend has legs’Despite Brookfield’s failed IWG bid, more real estate companies are likely to partner with serviced-office providers, said the research and advisory firm’s head office analyst.
Black Creek’s Dhanda: ‘You do all of this because of the growth opportunity’Marketing a non-traded REIT product entails a ‘long process’ that is very different from that of a typical private real estate fundraise, the firm’s president tells PERE.
CalPERS deployed 5% of RE commitments as of SeptemberThe pension has put out more capital since then, committing $750m to a core-plus strategy in November.