Managers

The company wants to raise a minimum of £100m on the London Stock Exchange for a company to invest in senior UK commercial property debt. The plan sits alongside Longbow’s fundraising for its third mezzanine vehicle, which has a traditional LP structure.

The Morristown, New Jersey-based real estate investment firm has attracted $150 million in equity commitments for Normandy Real Estate Fund III.

The Los Angeles-based investment manager continues to be most focused on opportunities in the asset class, including a new real estate debt fund for which the firm is finalising an initial commitment.

Cushman & Wakefield Investors agrees to a become a partner in Starwood European Finance (StarFin), which is being launched as the company’s third dedicated debt business following two in the US.

The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm has opted to finish capital raising before reaching its original $500 million target in order to focus its efforts on taking advantage of current, attractive market conditions, particularly in China.

The Singapore-listed, Asia logistics giant is planning the launch of a J-REIT with a view to exiting almost half of its entire Japanese portfolio.

Following a first close and roughly $300 million in pending commitments, the Chicago-based private equity real estate firm will be about halfway to its equity target for its latest opportunistic vehicle.

Struggling Bahrain bank Arcapita, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, has cancelled plans for an initial public offering of a logistics property company in Europe.

The San Francisco-based real estate fund manager has raised about half of its $400m to $500m target for its latest opportunistic vehicle and is expected to conclude its capital raise by early 2013.

New entrant to European private equity real estate as Delin Capital Asset Management raises its first fund, a core logistics vehicle.