Managers

The South Norwalk, Connecticut-based real estate investment manager has raised $120 million for its latest opportunity fund, after closing the predecessor vehicle in April.

SEC filings show that Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia, the firm’s first real estate opportunity fund dedicated to Asia, has now attracted three-quarters of its targeted equity.

The Indian real estate investment manager has hit its fifth fund’s final close target in just over six months after its re-launch.

The San Francisco-based industrial real estate developer and the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund have agreed to establish a new venture that will be seeded with assets from two of Prologis’ former funds.

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund has acquired 50 percent of the London office complex from Blackstone, its second UK RE deal this year.

The Singapore-based fund manager has achieved an almost 1.8x equity multiple from the sale of the Nanjing International Financial Center for its Dragon Fund I.

Stress tests to be carried out by the European Central Bank in 2014 could well be a catalyst for further bank sales on the Continent.

Canadian firms and pension plans have long been the main investors in Canadian real estate, but foreign players are becoming a more prominent force in the market

Spain will continue to show increased levels of property transactions next year, according to data firm, Real Capital Analytics.

For 2014, Invesco Real Estate depicts a private real estate market in Japan for those minded to adopt a moderate appetite for risk and return.