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MSREI sells stake in Texas Planned CommunitySpinoff of General Growth Properties has bought out its partner's share in a 28,000-acre master planned community in Houston for $117.5m.
- MSREI responds to growth in Asia by relocating global head
Olivier de Poulpiquet, co-CEO and co-CIO of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, is to relocate to Singapore as the firm plans to switch from net sellers of real estate in the region to become net buyers.
- Brookfield hires new capital raiser
Former Prudential Real Estate Investors executive Robert Bilse has been appointed vice president of Brookfield’s private funds group, based in New York, supporting capital raising and marketing activities.
- OMERS property arm close to £415m UK office park buy
According to reports in the UK property press, Oxford Properties, the real estate development and investment management business of Canadian pension fund Ontario Employees Retirement System, is close to buying one of the largest office parks in Europe.
- Versus targets new fund of funds at retail investors
Looking to raise $750m from tens of thousands of retail investors, the publicly registered vehicle will invest primarily in open-ended, core and core-plus property fund managers. However, the model could be expanded to closed-ended, value-added and opportunistic GPs in the future.
- MSREI behind Japan’s largest CMBS default
The future of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Grand Central Tower is likely to be determined by The Blackstone Group and other parties after Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing today defaulted on its $3.3 billion debt – the biggest default ever on a Japanese CMBS debt.
- Pramerica makes A$130m Melbourne investment
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has acquired the majority interest in a large office building in Melbourne from Investa Property Group, the Australian fund manager owned by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing.
- Reshuffle at Morgan Stanley AIP after senior departure
Carolijn ter Haar has left Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners for personal reasons, prompting fellow portfolio manager David Boyle to move to London. Joseph Stecher continues to lead the team from New York.
- MSREI chairman Thomas to return to New York
The chairman of Morgan Stanley’s real estate business is quitting his role as CEO of the bank’s Asia operations. He is set to return to New York in June, but reportedly declined to say whether he would remain with Morgan Stanley in the future.
- 2010 PERE AWARDS: North America
Last year was a year of transition, as many firms and individuals struggled to adjust to the new realities of the global real estate markets. It was enough to make even some of the biggest players in the industry throw up their hands in defeat. Yet, for those with savvy and discipline, 2010 proved to be a year of opportunity. So, which firms, individuals and deals stood out from the crowd in North America in 2010? PERE Awards supplement March 2011.