Managers

GIC deepens its hooks into the future London development pipeline of London-listed student housing developer UNITE Group with the launch of another JV with first rights on all its developments in the capital city.

Even as investors reduce the size of their manager pools, there are still ways for first-time fund sponsors to get their share of capital.

Inclusion as an integral part of Deutsche Bank’s Asset & Wealth Management division has brought some certainty for staff at RREEF. The outside world, however, still has questions.

A recent survey from Coller Capital and the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association found that a majority of LPs will either increase or stand pat on commitments to Latin American funds over the next year.

A joint venture between the private investment vehicle of Poland’s richest man and New York’s Silverstein Properties has launched KSP Real Estate Investment Management, led by two former Heitman professionals.

The Hartford, Connecticut-based real estate investment management subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has hired ex-Savills executives to help attract Asian investors into its US and Europe real estate equity and debt investments.

The New York-based real estate investment firm has held a first close for its $1 billion opportunistic debt fund, collecting commitments from investors that include the Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association and the South Carolina Retirement System.

The Sydney-based logistics real estate developer and investment manager has now forged a tie-up with the Abu Dhabi Investment Council with a view to investing more than $1 billion in the major logistics markets of Japan.

Scott Dwyer, formerly the general manager for ING Real Estate’s asset management business in Europe, has joined the Chicago-based real estate investment management firm as its new head of portfolio management in Europe.

A new report from The Townsend Group reveals that the increase of funds in the market means GPs are having a more difficult time reaching their targets.