The New York-based fund manager’s backing of the new real estate investment management business comes on the heels of a $150 million investment in a New Orleans-based developer.
After holding a first close in June, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm has attracted an additional $2.1 billion in commitments for Fund X over the past four months.
The Chicago-based investment manager will invest in US industrial development on behalf of a public pension plan believed to be the Virginia Retirement System.
Attendees of PERE’s inaugural US Investors Council expressed concern over the late stage of the current real estate recovery and how to cope with all the capital pouring into the sector.Â