Meghan Morris
Rolling assets from higher to lower risk and return vehicles in the name of retention makes sense to some managers, while others see conflict of interest.
The investment bank is co-investing alongside the firm to buy a Budapest-based developer from TPG Real Estate.
The deal also sees Blackstone’s non-traded REIT’s student housing debut in a $1.2bn transaction.
The $40m vehicle, which counts private equity, brokerages and property services companies among its LPs, is investing in 40 early-stage property technology companies.
The Boston-based firm is seeking $400m more for its latest value-add fund than the predecessor vehicle.
Speakers at the annual CREFC forum highlighted how regulation could change lenders’ risk appetite and how technology impacts real estate debt, among other issues.
Avignon intends to continue a partnership with Hong Kong firm CLSA aimed at introducing Asian capital to European investments despite the departure of its real estate boss John Pattar last month.
Basic steps can help prevent harassment and the damage it does to women’s careers. It’s time firms in the sector took them.
The former JPMorgan executive joined the New York-based alternative investment manager a year ago to build out its real assets platform.
In a case that industry observers say is unusual for the sector, an executive filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.