Fundraising

Hiring Desmond Taljaard has stoked talks of Starwood launching a takeover of the publicly traded UK leisure group.

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The Four Seasons hotel chain, one of the last publicly traded luxury hotel brands, will likely find itself under very wealthy new ownership.

Ted Darnall, a veteran of Starwood Hotels, has joined the hospitality-focused firm as a partner and will help invest its $425m second vehicle.

The private equity titan and long-time real estate investors has raised $1.2bn for its first vehicle specifically dedicated to real estate.

The private equity real estate firm has bought a package of commercial properties as it ends a mixed year on a high note.

New York’s Broadway Real Estate Partners is adding a Houston high-rise to its portfolio and a new fundraising director to its staff.

The US firm is set to launch its third European property fund next year as it ramps up its global real estate investment activities.

Washington, DC-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired 110 villas in Shanghai, the group’s first property investment in China, according to local press reports.

According to Private Equity Real Estate, the supersized war chest points to the continued influence of private equity firms on real estate around the world.