News & Analysis

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

The fallout from the subprime loan meltdown in the US is being felt in real estate markets across the globe. Could a resulting change in consumer behavior open up distressed opportunities for real estate investors? By Dave Keating

Superannuation funds have become the most prominent investors in Australia based on record inflows of retirement savings—and the ‘supers’ are acquiring a taste for greater risk and overseas assets. By Robin Marriott