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LaSalle loses $1.9bn CalPERS industrial portfolioGI Partners, RREEF take over running the 47m sq. ft. CalEast portfolio on behalf of the California public pension following poor performance during the past three years. GI hires ex-KKR real estate head John Saer to run the deal.
- Surprise at the finish
The race for ING REIM nears a conclusion with TPG, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle and Ares Capital Management all submitting final bids. Some of the finalists, though, have come as a surprise to the industry.
- Bridgepoint halves Safestore stake
The mid-market firm has further divested its stake in UK storage company Safestore. The investment has now generated 4x Bridgepoint’s invested capital.
- KKR, NPS team up in US pipeline deal
The private equity firm and South Korea's $270bn National Pension Service have acquired the 23.44% stake in Colonial Pipeline being sold by energy giant Chevron.
- KKR holds first close on infra fund at $225m
The firm expects to raise another $275m for the fund by the end of the year and also picked up a $1.1bn separate account for Korea’s National Pension Service
- 2011 infrastructure fundraising preview
There will be five major groups of investors looking to raise some $80 billion for infrastructure in 2011. Where do you fit in, asks Cezary Podkul.
- KKR infra fund holds second close on $515m
The close quickly follows a first closing on $225m the firm achieved in the third quarter and puts it ahead of expectations for its year-end total.
- Carlyle, TPG pip KKR with $2.3bn Healthscope bid
The bidding war for the Australian hospital chain has concluded, giving rise to the country's largest LBO in two years.
- Blackstone withdraws from Healthscope bid
Less than a month after CVC pulled out from a rival consortium bidding for the Australian healthcare chain, Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium including TPG and Carlyle.
- CVC pulls out of $1.5bn joint bid for Healthscope
KKR is now bidding alone for the Australian hospital operator against a powerhouse trio comprising of Blackstone, TPG and Carlyle.