News & Analysis

The amount of chatter around private equity real estate firms raising debt funds has been hard to escape, but so far all of that talk hasn't been matched by a huge amount of actual money changing hands. As the banks remain hesitant to sell at rates which could deliver equity-like returns for the funds, many are starting to wonder whether there will really be the kind of opportunity in debt that boosters initially promised. By Dave Keating
Kim Ho-Shik, the ousted former president of South Korea's $230bn National Pension Service, has joined the advisory board of the Singapore-based real estate investment firm.
The growth story of the summer has been in Asia, with many firms opening new offices and making hires to manage the rapidly increasing amount of capital dedicated to the East. The type of structures and personnel they are choosing says much about their strategy going forward. By Dave Keating
Ian Gleeson, who oversaw Morley's international multi-manager service, has joined CBRE Investors to help grow the firm's platform.
At €2.2bn, Eric Sasson, the Frenchman in charge of Carlyle's European real estate team, has just overseen the closure of the firm's largest European fund since creating the regional platform in 2001. So how does Carlyle set about investing it? Sasson speaks with PERE about the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. By Robin Marriott
Owning the debt in your own transaction sounds interesting if you can buy it at a discount. But do the banks want to play ball? By Robin Marriott
Chicago-based Heitman's acquisition of 21 Uncle Bob's Self Storage facilities is the latest in a line of deals by private equity real estate firms as they look to capitalize on this apparently ‘recession-resistant’ sector.
John Kukral's debut fund has closed on $1.25bn. Unusually, the fund is an ‘evergreen’ vehicle, something Northwood says will allow it to take a much longer view.
As hedge funds increasingly look to property investment, one real estate investment banker discusses five common mistakes—and how to avoid them. By Paul Fried
Managers of real estate mezzanine funds are finding renewed opportunities as collateralized debt obligation financings take a hit. By Robin Marriott
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