PEI Staff

KKR has a titanic reputation in the world of private equity, having grown into a global business with $61 billion in assets under management. Its hire of Ralph Rosenberg turned lots of heads, but it will be some time before its real estate division catches up. PERE Magazine April issue 2010.

KKR’s appointment of former Whitehall Street Real Estate veteran Ralph Rosenberg is an indication of a second generation of private equity interest in real estate. Will private equity’s ambitions overwhelm institutional investors? PERE magazine April 2011 issue

Complex situations, chemistry and timing mean there are few opportunities to take over a property fund management business at the moment. PERE Magazine, April 2011 issue.

The introduction of legislation to create a covered bond market in the US could help to fill the financing gap, but the question is whether it will receive Congressional and ultimately industry support. PERE Magazine, April 2011 issue

The UK’s private rented sector was given a major boost this week by the country’s government, unlocking the potential for a US-style multifamily revolution. 

A week after Japan’s ‘big one’ finally arrived, the human catastrophe is as yet unmeasured. Still, in the long term, international investors should not turn their backs on the country. 

 What KKR’s hiring of a global real estate leader in New York says about real estate.

Following last month’s announcement that CBRE Investors and ING REIM would merge into a $96 billion behemoth, Matt Khourie and Pieter Hendrikse spoke to PERE about the deal and the work that still needs to be done. PERE magazine March 2011 issue