Managers

The New York-based private equity and real estate giant’s first-quarter earnings call revealed the relative strength of its real estate platform over private equity, particularly on the fundraising front.

In its joint acquisition of the Yorktown Center in Chicago, New York-based buyout group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co completes a milestone first retail real estate investment since forming a dedicated real estate business last year.

The New York-based investment management firm’s debut offering attracted $900 million in equity from limited partners such as Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek, but it fell short of its $1 billion goal.

The Denver-based apartment REIT already has made four acquisitions on behalf of its $350 million Archstone Multifamily Partners.

A new private equity real estate firm has been launched with the strategy of tapping ultra high-net-worth investors. It comes just weeks after the launch of the Family Office Real Estate (FORE)Partnership, which also focuses on tapping wealthy families and individuals.

The NYSE-listed wealth management firm based in Shanghai plans to reach out to China’s high-net-worth families for a fund aimed at providing an alternative financing source for the country’s real estate developer.

The Istanbul-based investment firm has placed an unoccupied palace and two student housing developments in Turkey into its first opportunistic real estate fund.

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is re-upping with a London-based investment management firm in a special situations fund with a six-year life span.

The Toronto-based residential real estate investment firm has invested in a Dallas mixed-use development and a Houston master-planned community on behalf of its eleventh commingled fund and a separate account, respectively.

The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm, founded in 2005, is approaching the prerequisite investment hurdle of its third China-focused opportunity fund. It is now paving the way for its biggest fund offering yet.