Investors

The New York Common Retirement Fund has taken a 51% stake in Public Storage’s Shurgard Europe operations.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will invest in Noble Environmental Power for wind park development.

The listed European company has taken another step on the way to investing a total of €900 million in the distribution facilities private equity real estate vehicle, PEPF.

The pension fund, which owns direct and indirect property holdings, has teamed up with London real estate company Great Portland Estates to create a mixed use block.

Former Goldman Sachs managing director Joseph Stecher is tasked with heading Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners' new real estate fund of funds business.

The $8.7bn San Diego County Employees Retirement Association has committed $75m to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II, in line with a new allocation to infrastructure investment.

The $37.5bn Maryland State Retirement Agency is doubling its target allocation for real estate indicating an extra $2.2bn could now be available for investment.

The three countries unveil a voluntary set of principles warning against the creation of protectionist barriers but also for greater transparency among sovereign wealth funds

The C$106bn Ontario seeks to follow in the wake of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s deal with Auckland International Airport, with a direct investment in Prague Airport.

The realty consultancy firm is undertaking a series of small funds which will help SPVs in India get to a point where they can attract the attention of large private equity funds.