The real estate investment management firm's new fund will focus on healthcare property investments primarily in Germany, France and the Netherlands.
The global private equity firm will delist the Singapore disk-drive parts manufacturer, having reportedly edged out other private equity firms such as The Carlyle Group and Bain Capital.
The number of property transactions fell by 46 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same time last year, with deals in the Americas down by two-thirds. Asia was the only part of the world to see an increase.
The Los Angeles-based private equity firm has sold the Breakwater Edison hotel on Miami’s famed Ocean Drive for $25m.
Shortly after the firm revealed that it is opening an office in Beijing, Blackstone is set to acquire a commercial property in Shanghai for $158m.
Following his failure to secure a deal to acquire UK grocer Sainsbury's, real estate mogul Paul Taylor has been dismissed by the Qatar Investment Authority.
London-based Benson Elliot has expanded its capacity to buy into distressed residential opportunities in Spain via a 70 percent stake in Promobuilding.
The global asset manager has appointed former JP Morgan Chase global treasurer Mark Kleinman as a senior managing director in a bid to expand the firm.
Could the surplus of buyers making a mad dash to scoop up limited distressed opportunities actually emerge as a solution to the liquidity crisis?
 Could the surplus of buyers making a mad dash to scoop up limited distressed opportunities actually emerge as a solution to the liquidity crisis?
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