Managers

The London-based private equity real estate firm held a first close on Friday, raising between €150m and €170m of equity, PERE has learned.

Improving investor sentiment for Sub-Saharan Africa is evident as the London-based, pan-emerging markets private equity firm smashes through its original $250m fundraising target to haul $278m.

The New York-based firms have hit the market with their fifth offering in the RCG Longview Debt Fund series. Early investors include the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, which recently committed $75 million.

Platform CEO Chris Papachristophorou is to follow RREEF's global CIO Kurt Roeloffs out of the door as the €42bn investment manager looks to concentrate on core business lines.

CBRE Global Investors’ multi manager platform buys GLP out of a 16.7% stake in a $1.6bn Japan logistics portfolio it bought with Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC last year.

The firm originally launched as the Nordic investment partner to global heavyweights The Blackstone Group and ING Real Estate Investment Management, has attracted equity commitments from some of the world’s largest institutions for its second value-add fund.

The real estate arm of London-based asset manager, Henderson Global Investors, has raised €90m for a logistics fund targeting Germany and €180m for an Austrian vehicle.

The Houston-based firm has held a first close for its second opportunistic fund focused on US infill land sites and is seeking a total of $250 million from high-net-worth individuals.

The German asset manager has reached a first close on €50m for its debut infrastructure fund - a renewable vehicle primarily targeting wind farms across Europe.

After holding a $600 million closing in December, the San Francisco-based multifamily specialist has seen its Carmel Partners Investment Fund IV reach its hard cap of $820 million.