Fundraising

The activist 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Some LPs prefer to sit back and let private equity real estate fund managers invest their money without much oversight. Others take a more hands-on role. And a select few, like JP Morgan's Joanne Douvas, redefine what it means to be a limited partner.<br /> <br

The mentor 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Over more than 40 years, the professional career of Neil Bluhm has played out, in some respects, like a morality play in three acts. First came the rise to fame and fortune as the cofounder, along with his childhood friend Judd Malkin, of JMB Realty, one of the largest real

The lender of first resort 2006-11-01 Staff Writer As the founding president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Jacques Attali became the “lender of first and only resort” for property investors in Eastern and Central Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Without his leadersh

The gambler 2006-11-01 Staff Writer As the head of Colony Capital, Tom Barrack was at the forefront of investing in the sort of assets-cumoperating-companies that now permeate the private equity real estate industry: hotels, theme restaurants, pubs and, perhaps his firm's most well known investments, casinos

The pioneer 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Ira Lubert, half of the Philadelphia private equity real estate firm Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds, has described his partner, Dean Adler, as the real estate brains behind the operation. Another fund manager told <italic>PERE</italic> that Adler stood out as “

Since 1998, CBRE Investors has revamped its private equity real estate business. Just as the company announced plans to reshuffle its executive suite, PERE sat down with the firm's leadership to discuss where the firm came from—and where it's going. By Aaron Lovell

The India-focused fund has completed two projects in the last month, raising their total investment in property on the subcontinent to $1bn.

China's property markets are luring investors from around the world, but corruption and kickbacks can make any real estate a tricky proposition. By Robin Marriott

The Apax founder is set to launch a series of alternative asset vehicles, the first of which is likely to be a property-focused hedge fund.

Reports of the new vehicle suggest the US investment bank may be increasingly eyeing the Asian markets.