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Theodore Eliopoulos 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Reigning over the $16 billion (€10 billion) real estate portfolio of the largest public pension in the US, Theodore Eliopoulos has a monumental task at hand. But the task seems less monumental in the hands of this real estate veteran, who began his career as a

Susan Doyle 2008-05-01 Staff Writer General Electric has been called many things during its 130-year history, one of the most telling its comparison to an 800lb gorilla. From light bulbs to television sets and jet engines, GE is undoubtedly one of the world's leading companies and has been at the cutting e

MIKE DIRE 2008-05-01 Staff Writer In real estate investing, experience is critical, and Mike DiRe, director of real estate for the $175 billion (€110 billion) California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has had many years of experience in real estate and finance. The Sacramento native was previous

Hermann Aukamp 2008-05-01 Staff Writer Hermann Aukamp has been one of the leading investors for German pension funds investing internationally. His long, successful experience investing and developing property in Germany allows him to discern the good from the bad when it comes to oversees property manag

By the numbers 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <bold>LINING UP THE FIGURES</bold><br /> <italic>A graphic representation of the 2008 PERE 30 shows two firms that have raised disproportionately large amounts of capital over the past five years, followed closely by a large cluster of next tier

$2.26 billion 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>Headquarters</strong>Bethesda (Maryland)<strong>Founded</strong>2000<strong>Capital raised since inception</strong>$2.26 billion

$2.35 billion 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>Headquarters</strong>New York<strong>Founded</strong>1995

$2.37 billion 2008-05-01 Staff Writer HeadquartersNew YorkFounded1998Assets under management$38 billion

$2.38 billion 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>Headquarters</strong>Greenwich (Connecticut)<strong>Founded</strong>1991<strong>Total employee count</strong>144<strong>Capital raised since inception</strong>$6 billion

$2.8 billion 2008-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>Headquarters</strong>Philadelphia<strong>Founded</strong>1997<strong>Number of real estate investment professionals</strong>31<strong>Capital raised since inception</strong>$15 billion