Managers

The Boston- and Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm is expected to close on more than $630 million in equity by the end of the year.

The Asia-focused logistics manager has already deployed the extra $50m in another large deal, as well as closing some small separate account deals.

The New York firm put equity of around $6.5 billion into its takeover of Hilton six years ago and its stake could be valued at $15 billion based on the floatation price of the company’s shares.

Around 60 percent of institutions are actively investing in real estate private funds compared to 48 percent in 2012, according to research out this week by Cornell University’s real estate programme and New York-based advisor, Hodes Weill & Associates.

The Zurich-based investment manager has made its first foray into the Aussie real estate market with the tie-up of a joint venture with a domestic developer, to be led by John Fraser and Daniel Grollo.

MetLife Real Estate Investors expects to hold an initial close by the end of this month for its premiere vehicle, the open-ended Core Property Fund.

The private equity real estate business founded by Rachel Renucci-Tan has been mandated by Shui On Land for a second time to manage its joint venture in the turbulent Trophy Property Development fund.

Stalwart of  Pramerica Real Estate Investors, Philip Barrett, has been elevated to a global chief investment risk officer role after having been in charge of investments in Europe and Asia.

The New York-based firm has made its third real estate outlay in China this year, intending to develop a residential-led mixed-used property in Ningbo.

St Martins, a property investment and asset management arm of the State of Kuwait, is said to have acquired London Bridge Holdings’ More London office complex in a jumbo, single-asset deal.