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Evelyn Lee

Evelyn Lee is Editor for PEI Group’s real estate-focused publication, PERE, overseeing global news coverage for both its digital and print platforms. Based in London, she manages a team of journalists across PEI’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. She joined the company in its New York office in July 2011 as a reporter covering the industry in the Americas. She became senior reporter in January 2014 and was promoted to news editor in July 2015. Evelyn relocated to PEI's headquarters office in London in 2018 and was promoted to editor in 2019. Prior to joining PEI in 2011 she covered commercial real estate, economic development and environmental issues at NJBIZ, a New Jersey-focused business publication.
Peter Larsen, who previously was co-head of real estate investments at Hamilton Lane, now will serve as principal at the Greenwich, Connecticut-based placement agent and advisory firm.
Among the $90.9 billion pension plan’s new commitments are its first ones to Gaw Capital Partners and Abacus Capital Group.
Scott White will serve as the first capital-raiser for the Indiana-based senior housing developer, with a focus on private equity real estate investors.
The $39.2 billion pension plan has committed less than a quarter of the capital intended for real estate investments in commingled funds and co-investments during its current fiscal year.
The New York-based asset manager has been raising capital for its latest real estate funds at a quicker-than-expected pace, with initial closings completed or expected to occur this quarter.
The $260 billion pension system has approved a two-year extension of its interim real estate portfolio limits to give itself more time to increase its core exposure.
Although investors remain in the driver’s seat when negotiating with managers, there are limitations to what they can get.
Delegates at this week’s Global Investor Forum in Los Angeles were advised to pay heed to the increasing impact of the market’s smaller investors.
Requiring a manager to put some “skin in the game" may be more problematic than beneficial for a limited partner when striving to achieve alignment of interest.
Four senior executives in the Toronto- and New York-based alternative asset manager’s private funds group have been laid off or resigned in recent months, contributing to significant turnover of the fundraising team in the last year.
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