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Jonathan Brasse

Jonathan Brasse is the Senior Editor, Real Estate for PEI Media’s real estate publications. He oversees the editorial output and leads the reporting team behind the sector-leading private real estate publication PERE as well as Real Estate Capital, the group’s real estate credit markets publication. Jonathan joined PEI in 2009 from UK commercial property magazine Property Week where he oversaw international news and analysis coverage.
Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Management is seeking to offer its clients diversity through real estate and private equity as equities continue to perform poorly in India.
Indian AIM-listed investment and development company, Unitech Corporate Parks, has changed the terms of its agreement with its investment manager in a bid to reduce its current discount to net asset value.
Sentiment from private equity firms towards investment in India is on the wane and cyclical markets like real estate are likely to be among those most affected, delegates at a Mumbai conference heard today. The message echoes last week’s PERE Forum: Asia 2009 conference in Hong Kong.
The German government is reportedly taking legislative action which could force a consortium led by US firm JC Flowers to sell its 24 percent stake in stricken Germany-based commercial real estate lender, Hypo Real Estate.
PERE Forum: Asia 2009. Jonathan Brasse reports on the top ten issue that came out of the conference.
The Canadian Pension Plan fell in value by C$13.8 billion to C$108.9 billion in 2008 as investment returns shrank. However according to the plan’s latest figures, its inflation-linked assets continued to grow in value.
Japanese private equity real estate firm KK daVinci sees its equity raising plans and the value of its assets under management hit by worsening market conditions in Japan.
General partners attending this year's PERE Forum in Hong Kong were today warned that despite the inability of many US pension funds to commit equity this year, they expect communication from GPs throughout the year. Those who listen to the advice will be well positioned to take advantage when their equity doors open again in 2010.
As limited partners see distressed development as an investment opportunity, they are asking general partners for shorter fund lengths.
After failing to secure more equity to keep it afloat or to be sold by its administrators, the UK fitness chain is to be taken over by its lender Société Générale.
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